OBJECTIVE We performed a systematic review to assess the benefits and harms of progesterone administration for the prevention of preterm birth in women and their infants. DATA SOURCES The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register was searched, and reference lists of retrieved studies were searched by hand. No date or language restrictions were placed. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION Randomized trials ...

BACKGROUND We investigated associations between maternal characteristics, access to care, and obstetrical complications including near miss status on admission or during hospitalization on perinatal outcomes among Indonesian singletons. METHODS We prospectively collected data on inborn singletons at two hospitals in East Java. Data included socio-demographics, reproductive, obstetric and neon...

Manuscript received: July 28, 1997; Initial review completed: September 23, 1997; Revision accepted: January 1, 1998 correction of antemortem diagnoses; reassurance of family members when the specific cause of death becomes certain; and discovery of hereditary disorders, allowing genetic counselling and prophylaxis. It may help pediatricians to reduce perinatal mortality in future cases. The pr...

OBJECTIVE To describe and analyze the evolution of perinatal mortality with regards the scale and extent of the problem. METHODS A descriptive time trend study with 10,994 perinatal deaths to mothers living in Salvador, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil, with a gestational age of ≥ 22 weeks, newborn age of up to six days and birth weight of 500 grams or more, recorded from 2000 to 2009. Data from th...

BACKGROUND Provision of an empathetic, sensitive, caring environment and strategies to support mothers, fathers and their families experiencing perinatal death are now an accepted part of maternity services in many countries. Interventions such as psychological support or counselling, or both, have been suggested to improve outcomes for parents and families after perinatal death. OBJECTIVES T...

OBJECTIVE To calculate perinatal mortality (stillbirth and early neonatal death: END) rates in the Upper East region of Ghana and characterize community-based stillbirths and END in terms of timing, cause of death, and maternal and infant risk factors. METHODS Birth outcomes were obtained from the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance System over a 7-year period. RESULTS Twenty thous...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether perinatal care in southwestern Ontario is regionalized, to identify trends over time in referral patterns, to quantify trends in perinatal death rates and to identify trends in perinatal death rates that give evidence of regionalization. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Thirty-two hospitals in southwestern Ontario (1 level III, 1 modified level III and 30 level II...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether events occurring at or around the time of birth contribute to the onset of psychotic illness in adult life. DESIGN-Pregnancy and birth complications as possible causes of adult mental illness were studied in the population sample of the British perinatal mortality survey. Subsequent psychiatric admissions were independently identified through the Mental Health Enqu...

The purpose of this paper is to know the experience of health professionals in situations of perinatal death and grief and to describe their action strategies in the management of perinatal loss. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was carried out through interviews conducted with 19 professionals. Three thematic categories were identified: Healthcare practice, feelings aroused...