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Perinatal mortality in different ethnic groups.

Authors :
Chitty LS
Winter RM
Source :
Archives of disease in childhood [Arch Dis Child] 1989 Jul; Vol. 64 (7), pp. 1036-41.
Publication Year :
1989

Abstract

We have analysed the cause of perinatal deaths in four hospitals in the North West Thames region over a six year period commencing January 1980. The Pakistani population had a significantly greater perinatal mortality rate (15.7/1000 births) than the Europeans (11.3/1000 births). This was due to an increased incidence of macerated stillbirths and lethal malformations, the latter resulting from a significantly higher incidence of autosomal recessive disorders, neural tube defects, and renal malformations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1468-2044
Volume :
64
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Archives of disease in childhood
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
2629625
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.64.7.1036