Causes of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths: data from 7993 pregnancies in six developing countries

• Main Authors: Nhu Thi Nguyen Ngoc (Author), Mario Merialdi (Author), Hany Abdel-Aleem (Author), Guillermo Carroli (Author), Manorama Purwar (Author), Nelly Zavaleta (Author), Liana Campódonico (Author), Mohamed M Ali (Author), G Justus Hofmeyr (Author), Matthews Mathai (Author), Ornella Lincetto (Author), José Villar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
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OBJECTIVE: To report stillbirth and early neonatal mortality and to quantify the relative importance of different primary obstetric causes of perinatal mortality in 171 perinatal deaths from 7993 pregnancies that ended after 28 weeks in nulliparous women. METHODS: A review of all stillbirths and ear...