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Abstract
87 perinatal deaths which occurred out of 1484 births in a rural area of Northern Nigeria over a 9 month period were reviewed. The perinatal mortality rate was 58.6 per 1000 births. Babies born to very young adolescent mothers aged between 10-14 years had the highest perinatal mortality of 375 per 1000 births. Statistically significant relationships were also established between perinatal mortality and parity, educational status of the mother and birth weight. The leading cause of perinatal death was birth trauma which accounted for 48% of all perinatal deaths. Strategies for the reduction of perinatal mortality in the rural community are highlighted.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Data Aggregation; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; English Speaking Africa; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fetal Death; Low Birth Weight; Mortality; Nigeria; Parity; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Africa
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8320689 DOI： 10.1177/146642409311300306
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Health ISSN： 0264-0325