Reduced reproductive success has contributed to lack of recovery of the endangered western North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Here we examined the specific life history period from just before birth through the first year to estimate calf and perinatal losses between 1989 and 2003. The lower bound estimate (17 mortalities from 208 calving events) included documented calf mortalit...

BACKGROUND Depression in mothers during pregnancy and in the postnatal period has been recognized to have wide-ranging adverse impacts on offspring. Our study examines some of the outcomes and long-term economic implications experienced by offspring who have been exposed to perinatal depression. METHOD We analysed the effects of perinatal depression on child development outcomes of children a...

BACKGROUND Syphilis remains a significant cause of preventable perinatal death in developing countries, with many women remaining untested and thus untreated. Syphilis testing in the clinic (on-site testing) may be a useful strategy to overcome this. We studied the impact of on-site syphilis testing on treatment delays and rates, and perinatal mortality. METHODS We conducted a cluster randomi...

OBJECTIVE To examine potentially modifiable factors that may influence the high maternal and perinatal mortality associated with caesarean section in Malawi. DESIGN A prospective observational study of 8070 caesarean sections performed between January 1998 and June 2000 and associated complications. SETTING 23 district and two central hospitals in Malawi. PARTICIPANTS 45 anaesthetists fro...

background: to determine the prevalence and characteristics of birth defects in perinatal infants in hubei province during 200l-2008. methods: the prevalence of birth defects in perinatal infants delivered after 28 weeks or more was analyzed in hubei surveillance hospitals during 200l-2008. results: the incidence of birth defects in perinatal infants from 200l to 2008 was 120.0 per 10,000 birth...

BACKGROUND Pregnancies after perinatal loss are known to be anxiety-filled. Stress in pregnancy and the response to it, often seen as anxiety and depression, have known negative consequences for obstetric outcomes, parenting, and infant behaviors. Women have reported fluctuating emotions in response to events in their subsequent pregnancies, but these pregnancies have not been studied longitudi...

Objective This report presents recent trends relating to perinatal mortality in Southern Nevada for available data years from 2000 through 2012. Data and methods Data from the live birth/fetal death (preliminary from 2011 onwards) and death (preliminary from 2012 onwards) registries were used to develop rate estimates. The Perinatal Periods of Risk approach was adopted to provide an actionorien...

Background Fetal growth restriction is the second leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The incidence of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is estimated to be approximately 5 percent in the general obstetric population. Abnormal uterine artery suggest a maternal cause for the growth restriction where as normal uterine artery Doppler studies suggest that a fetal cause. Use of u...