Perinatal Medicine

Challenges in perinatal medicine.

Global Statistics of Perinatal Medicine

There are two markers in the evaluation of perinatal medicine, i.e. they are the maternal mortality rate (maternal death rate per 100,000 births) (X) and perinatal mortality rate (still births and early neonatal death within 1 week in 1,000 births) (Y). The maternal mortality is discussed before perinatal mortality in this paper, because the perinatal mortality closely correlated to maternal mo...

Perinatal Transfusion Medicine – Immunological Aspects

The concept of compatibility is dependent on the specifity of immune responses. The immunology of reproduction, and in particular the tolerance of two genetically distinct organisms and their fruitful symbiosis, is one of the most imposing paradoxes in immunology. In normal human pregnancy, the allogeneic embryo is tolerated by the maternal immune system for about 40 weeks without general immun...

Fourth goal of perinatal medicine.

Reduction in maternal mortality, infant mortality, and infant morbidity have been successively the goals of perinatal medicine. The fourth is to reduce bonding failure. In July 1978 a preventive service was started in the John Radcliffe Maternity Hospital. A twice-weekly round is made. Midwives refer families who cause them concern. In the first year the referral rate ws 20.5 per 1000 liveborn ...

Progress of Perinatal Medicine in Japan

Since multiple potentialities are hidden in a baby, any possible morbidity and mortality should be prevented from the fetus and newborn in the period of perinatal life. It would be the base of perinatal medicine and medical care. Mothers should be also protected from all possible risks in the pregnancy and labor in every case. Therefore, maternal mortality and morbidity, as well as perinatal mo...