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© 1991 Oxford University Press

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Perinatal Mortality in Shanghai: 1986–1987

JUN ZHANG*,{dagger}, WENWEI CAI* and HUA CHEN*

*Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Medical University Shanghai 200032, P R China

The incidence of, and risk factors associated with, perinatal mortality in Shanghai during 1986–1987 are examined using data from a multi-site study conducted in 29 hospitals. The overall perinatal mortality rate was 14.96 per 1000 births. The mortality rates of antepartum fetal death, intrapartum fetal death and early neonatal death were 5.97, 2.06 and 6.94 per 1000 births, respectively. The perinatal mortality rates increased in winter and late spring. Male neonates were 1.5 times more likely to die than females. Low birthweight and preterm infants had 15 to 80 times higher risk of perinatal death. Higher parity, multiple pregnancy, and maternal age ≥35 years were the risk factors for perinatal mortality. Asphyxia, cord complications, and congenital malformations were found to be the major causes of perinatal deaths. Comparison of mortality rates between Shanghai and the US suggests that the shortage of advanced technology in perinatal care (e.g. neonatal intensive care units) is a major obstacle to the reduction of perinatal mortality in Shanghai.

Revised 1 May 1991


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