Still-Births' Registration*

Neonatal Deaths and Still Births in Bombay

Neonatal death is usually understood to mean the death of a child in the first month after birth, infant death being death within the first year. The neonatal death rate is the number of neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births. The still birth rate is the number of babies of over 7 months' pregnancy who are born dead per 1,000 total births. That the subject of neonatal death and still birth is an...

Proposed Registration of Still-Born Children

Registration of births, stillbirths and infant deaths in Jamaica.

BACKGROUND Vital statistics underestimate the prevalence of perinatal and infant deaths. This is particularly significant when these parameters affect eligibility for international assistance for newly emerging nations. OBJECTIVE To determine the level of registration of livebirths, stillbirths and infant deaths in Jamaica. METHODOLOGY Births, stillbirths and neonatal deaths identified duri...

Fetal death registration in multiple births: anomalies and clinical significance.

Trends in the civil registration of fetal death in multiple gestations that has occurred before, but expelled from the womb after, 24 weeks' gestation are examined using England and Wales 1993-2004 registration obtained from the Office for National Statistics. Count was made of fetal death registrations in which fetus papyraceous, fetal death before 24 weeks' gestation or fetocide before 24 wee...

The Quality of Registration of Clinical Trials: Still a Problem

INTRODUCTION The benefits of clinical trials registration include improved transparency on clinical trials for healthcare workers and patients, increased accountability of trialists, the potential to address publication bias and selective reporting, and possibilities for research collaboration and prioritization. However, poor quality of information in registered records of trials has been foun...