JAMA · 1977 · 144 citations · 8 references
Public HealthMaternal HealthObstetricsMaternal-fetal MedicineObstetric ComplicationsPerinatal EpidemiologyCauses Of Maternal MortalityMaternal Mortality EpidemiologyPerinatal MortalityPerinatal Risk FactorsPlacental AbruptionPregnancyFetal MortalityPerinatal ComplicationsPerinatal Death RatePerinatal Death SurveillancePerinatal Mortality EpidemiologyPerinatal Mortality StatisticsPregnancy-associated DeathsPregnancy-related Mortality Ratio
The underlying causes of 80% of perinatal deaths were identified in a study of 53,518 pregnacies in the United States: 17% of the deaths were due to amniotic fluid infections, 11% to abruptio placentae, 10% to premature rupture of the membranes, 9% to congenital anomalies, 6% to large placental infarcts, and the rest to more than 20 other specific disorders.
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Amniotic fluid infections in an african city
Richard L. Naeye, Nebiat Tafari, Charles C. Marboe · The Journal of Pediatrics · 1977 · 74 citations
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