OBJECTIVE To analyze neonatal mortality determinants using multilevel logistic regression and classic hierarchical models. METHODS Cohort study including 138,407 live births with birth certificates and 1,134 neonatal deaths recorded in 2003, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. The Information System on Live Births and mortality records were linked for gathering information on ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare maternal characteristics and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates that are associated with early-onset neonatal sepsis that is caused by group B Streptococcus and Escherichia coli. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective review of newborn infants with a positive blood culture (and/or cerebrospinal fluid) that was positive for either E coli or...

BACKGROUND Regionalization of perinatal health services has been actively discussed, although important determinants such as effect of duration of neonatal transport on neonatal outcomes have not been investigated well as yet. Therefore the purpose of the present paper was to investigate the association between duration of inter-facility transport and perinatal mortality. METHODS For the syst...

During the one year period from 1st January to 31st December, 1989, there were 6,826 deliveries and 695 perinatal deaths, of these 553 were still-born and 142 were neonatal deaths (died within 7 days of birth). The perinatal mortality rate was 101.8 per thousand total births. The still-birth rate was 81 per thousand total births. Of the perinatal deaths, 7.9% occurred in booked and 92.1% in non...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate maternal and neonatal complications and pregnancy outcomes of twin pregnancies. MATERIAL AND METHOD The retrospective analysis included data on the twin pregnancies delivered at Ramathibodi Hospital between January 1995 and December 2000. The data retrieved from the medical records included demographic data, complications of pregnancy, and maternal and neonatal outcomes...

INTRODUCTION The neonatal mortality rate (NMR) is an essential index in the assessment of community health. With the rapid advancement of neonatal care, the causes of death in this group and the overall mortality rate have changed. For these reasons, the aim of this study was to determine the current NMR and its causes in Sabzevar City's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). METHODS This cross...