Labour complications remain the most important risk factors for perinatal mortality in rural Kenya

• Main Authors: Weiner Renay (Author), Ronsmans Carine (Author), Dorman Ed (Author), Jilo Hilton (Author), Muhoro Anne (Author), Shulman Caroline (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: To identify and quantify risk factors for perinatal mortality in a Kenyan district hospital and to assess the proportion of perinatal deaths attributable to labour complications, maternal undernutrition, malaria, anaemia and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: A cross-sectional...