define perinatal mortality
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perinatal mortality rate perinatal mortality rate. The number of stillbirths (in which the gestation period was 28 weeks or more) in the first 7 days of life divided by the number of live births plus stillbirths in the same year. This value is usually expressed as deaths per 100,000 live births plus stillbirths.
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Maternal death Fatalities during but unrelated to a pregnancy are termed accidental, incidental, or nonobstetrical maternal deaths. The most common causes are postpartum bleeding (15%), complications from unsafe abortion (15%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (10%), postpartum infections (8%), and obstructed labour (6%).atalities during but unrelated to a pregnancy are termed accidental, incidental, or nonobstetrical maternal deaths. The most common causes are postpartum bleeding (15%), complications from unsafe abortion (15%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (10%), postpartum infections (8%), and obstructed labour (6%).
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Background Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality. All women who carry a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks’ gestation are at risk for PPH and its sequelae. Although maternal mortality rates have declined greatly in the developed world, PPH remains a leading cause of maternal mortality elsewhere. Postpartum hemorrhage. Maternal morbidity by subregion, 1995.
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Chapter 2. Quantifying disease in populations A crude incidence, prevalence, or mortality (death rate) is one that relates to results for a population taken as a whole, without subdivision or refinement. The crude mortality from lung cancer in men in England and Wales during 1985-89 was 1034/million/year compared with 575/million/year during 1950-54.
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- A child's risk of dying is highest in the neonatal period, the first 28 days of life. Safe childbirth and effective neonatal care are essential to prevent these deaths. 44% of child deaths under the age of five take place during the neonatal period.
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Preterm birth Preterm birth is the most common cause of death among infants worldwide. About 15 million babies are preterm each year (5% to 18% of all deliveries). In many countries rates of premature births have increased between the 1990s and 2010s. Complications from preterm births resulted in 0.81 million deaths in 2015 down from 1.57 million in 1990.
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Precipitate delivery Precipitate delivery. Precipitate delivery refers to a delivery which results after an unusually rapid labor (combined 1st stage and second stage duration is <2hrs) and culminates in the rapid, spontaneous expulsion of the infant. Delivery often occurs without the benefit of asepsis.
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- 1 The infant mortality rate: The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year.  The maternal mortality rate: The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number of live births + fetal deaths) in that year.
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Maternal mortality 1 Young adolescents face a higher risk of complications and death as a result of pregnancy than older women. 2  Skilled care before, during and after childbirth can save the lives of women and newborn babies. 3  Between 1990 and 2013, maternal mortality worldwide dropped by almost 50%.
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perinatal per·i·na·tal. adj. Of, relating to, or being the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth: perinatal mortality; perinatal care.
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Maternal mortality 1 Every day, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. 2  99% of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries.  Maternal mortality is higher in women living in rural areas and among poorer communities.
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Obstetrical nursing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Obstetrical nursing, also called perinatal nursing, is a nursing specialty that works with patients who are attempting to become pregnant, are currently pregnant, or are recently delivered.
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What does a Perinatologist do? A perinatologist, also known as a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, is a medical care provider who specializes in the care of high risk pregnancies. Women who are at risk of developing problems, or who have a history of complications during pregnancy, may be referred to this type of specialist care. The goal of this medical professional is to help a woman have a pregnancy that is as healthy as possible, and to address any problems as soon as they emerge.
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perinatal perinatal. relating to the period shortly before and after birth; the actual time varies between species. The last 10 to 15% of the pregnancy before parturition to the end of a comparable period after birth would cover present usage of the term. perinatal mortality. the percentage of animals in the danger period which die, as a ratio of the total number exposed.
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Maternal mortality 1 Maternal mortality is higher in women living in rural areas and among poorer communities. 2  Young adolescents face a higher risk of complications and death as a result of pregnancy than other women.  Skilled care before, during and after childbirth can save the lives of women and newborn babies.
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Necrotizing enterocolitis Autopsy of infant showing abdominal distension, intestinal necrosis and hemorrhage, and peritonitis due to perforation. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a medical condition primarily seen in premature infants, where portions of the bowel undergo necrosis (tissue death).
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Maternal death Proportion of maternal deaths among deaths of women of reproductive age (PM): the number of maternal deaths in a given time period divided by the total deaths among women aged 15–49 years.
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Public Health and Aging: Trends in Aging --- United States and Worldwide The world has experienced a gradual demographic transition from patterns of high fertility and high mortality rates to low fertility and delayed mortality (2). The transition begins with declining infant and childhood mortality, in part because of effective public health measures (2).
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INFANT MORTALITY IN NIGERIA Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infant (children under one year of age)per 1000 live births within a year in a country.This includes neonatal death rate (occuring within the first twenty eight days of life) and post neonatal mortality rate (from the twenty eight day to to the remainder of the first year ).Park (2007,p23) clearly ...
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maternal death Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days after the termination of gestation, irrespective of the duration and site of pregnancy and the cause of death; two periods are recognized in the 42-day interval: period one includes day 1-day 7; period two includes day 8- day 42.
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- Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy that is defined as a deterioration in cardiac function presenting typically between the last month of pregnancy and up to six months postpartum.
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Perinatal Hypoxia Hypoxia is a condition when oxygen can’t get to tissue, and perinatal means immediately before and after birth. While the direct translation of perinatal hypoxia means a deficiency of oxygen to the tissue before and after birth, there’s a little more to it than that.
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Homicide, suicide outpace traditional causes of death in pregnant, postpartum women Homicide, suicide outpace traditional causes of death in pregnant, postpartum women. FULL STORY. Violent deaths are outpacing traditional causes of maternal mortality, such as hemorrhage and preeclampsia, and conflicts with intimate partner are often a factor, researchers report.
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Pregnancy-Related Mortality Pregnancy-Related Mortality. Narrative. A pregnancy-related death is defined as a death which occurs during or within one year of the end of a pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes such as injury.
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- This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word child mortality. Child mortality. Child mortality, also known as under-5 mortality, refers to the death of infants and children under the age of five. In 2011, 6.9 million children under five died, down from 7.6 million in 2010, 8.1 million in 2009, and 12.4 million in 1990.
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PHARYNX, & LARYNX Neonatal period is the most hazardous period of life because of various problems / diseases which a. neonate faces. Neonatal septicemia is defined as a bacterial infection documented by a positive blood culture in the. first four weeks of life. Systemic bacterial infection during this period have remained a major cause of infant morbidity and. mortality.