ANALYSIS OF VARIABLES AFFECTING PERINATAL MORTALITY - ST-LOUIS-CITY-HOSPITAL, 1969-1975

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 49  (4) , 481-485
Abstract
A marked drop in perinatal mortality at St. Louis City Hospital #1 (SLCH, Missouri, USA) from 1974 to 1975 (39.7 vs 20.6/1000 births) prompted a detailed analysis of various factors which might have effected the change. Comparisons were also made between SLCH and St. Mary''s Health Center (SMHC), a private hospital affiliated with St. Louis University. The significant drop in perinatal mortality at SLCH in 1975 seems to be due to a combination of various factors: improvement in antepartum care, increased use of cesarean sections, and the influence of intrapartum fetal monitoring.

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