Causes of perinatal mortality and associated maternal complications in a South African province: Challenges in predicting poor outcomes

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Allanson, Emma R ^a,c,d   Muller, Mari ^b   Pattinson, Robert C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Growth restriction; Hypertension; Intrapartum care; Maternal complication; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; IMMATURITY; INJURY; INTRAPARTUM CARE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NEWBORN INFECTION; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PARITY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SOUTH AFRICA; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYPHILIS; ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETIOLOGY; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924098555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0472-9     Document Type: Article

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