The pathology in perinatal mortality in Nairobi, Kenya

The clinico-pathological causes of death in 497 stillbirths and 1st 24 hour neonatal deaths in Nairobi are described. The major factors in stillbirth (303 cases) were cord compression and prolapse, birth trauma, and prolonged labour. Hyaline membrane disease and intraventricular haemorrhage caused d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales 1983-01, Vol.76 (5), p.579-583
Hauptverfasser:	LUCAS, S. B, MATI, J. K. G, AGGARWAL, V. P, SANGHVI, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis. Health state Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Bacterial Infections - mortality Biological and medical sciences Birth Injuries - mortality Clinical death. Palliative care. Organ gift and preservation Epidemiology Female Fetal Death - epidemiology Fetal Death - etiology General aspects Humans Hyaline Membrane Disease - mortality Infant Mortality Infant, Newborn Kenya Medical sciences Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	The clinico-pathological causes of death in 497 stillbirths and 1st 24 hour neonatal deaths in Nairobi are described. The major factors in stillbirth (303 cases) were cord compression and prolapse, birth trauma, and prolonged labour. Hyaline membrane disease and intraventricular haemorrhage caused death in 52% of the neonatal cases. The importance of intra-uterine infection is discussed.
ISSN:	0037-9085 1961-9049