UNLABELLED The current study investigated the contributive role of perinatal dissociative and perinatal emotional responses to the development of PTSD symptoms following childbirth. METHOD Using a prospective, longitudinal design, 140 women were studied who were followed from the first week after delivery to three months postpartum. RESULTS Three women (2.1%) met criteria for PTSD and 21.4%...

This paper has three objectives: 1) to review data on the prevalence of chronic disease among women of reproductive age; 2) to establish that chronic diseases are an important influence on perinatal health; and 3) to emphasize opportunities where women's health and perinatal health can intersect. This involves broadening strategies aimed at improving perinatal health to emphasize a woman's over...

BACKGROUND Depression is a frequent accompaniment of the perinatal period. Although screening improves detection of perinatal depression, it does not in itself improve mental health treatment entry and, therefore, does not improve outcomes. This study addresses the feasibility of incorporating diagnostic assessment for depression directly into perinatal care visits and the influence of doing so...

BACKGROUND In Nigeria, of the over 900,000 children under the age of 5 years that die every year, perinatal mortality is responsible for a little over 20%. Previous reports are largely from the southern part of the country. This is the first report of perinatal data from the northwest of Nigeria. METHODS A case control study of perinatal deaths in the three major public hospitals in Katsina m...

This study aimed to assess the perinatal morbidity and mortality in breech deliveries, to study the correlation of parity and birth weight with perinatal mortality by mode of delivery. Of 210 women in labour in Basra maternity and child hospital, 97 underwent vaginal breech deliveries and 113 delivered by caesarean section. Birth trauma was restricted to vaginal deliveries. The perinatal mortal...

OBJECTIVE Investigation of the implementation and results of the national term perinatal mortality audit. DESIGN Population-based cohort study. METHOD Perinatal audits were carried out in all 90 Dutch hospitals with obstetric departments together with the surrounding midwifery practices. These audits involved cases of term perinatal mortality. Various registries were used to collect data re...

Background: Studies in developed countries have shown that deliveries which occur at home and under the supervision of unskilled attendants present a high risk of perinatal death. However, it is unclear, especially in subSaharan Africa (SSA) where studies are limited, on precisely how these factors may influence perinatal mortality. This is particularly of interest considering that majority of ...

Objective: To estimate magnitude, determinants of perinatal mortality and suggest remedial measures for its reduction. Background: Perinatal mortality is mirror reflection of maternal and child health and socioeconomic environment of community. It is influenced by various medicosocial preventable causes. It can be reduced by improving maternal and child health services and by health education. ...

Over 9 million children die each year during the perinatal and neonatal periods, and nearly all of these deaths occur in developing countries. Perinatal asphyxia is a serious clinical problem globally. Every year approximately 4 million babies are born asphyxiated; this results in 1 million deaths and an equal number of serious neurological consequences ranging from cerebral palsy and mental re...

Perinatal mortality continues to be a public health problem in North Carolina. In 1992, there were 1,655 perinatal deaths among North Carolina residents. Blacks comprised only 29 percent of the deliveries, but 48 percent of all perinatal deaths occurred among blacks. Furthermore, the rate of perinatal mortality for blacks was 23.9 per 1,000 deliveries, while for whites it was 10.3 per 1,000 del...