PERINATAL MORTALITY

24 September 1955

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA

Vol. 159 (4) , 244-247
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1955.02960210010004

Abstract

Perinatal mortality is a relatively new term. In 1948, Peller¹felt that there was such a close association between fetal death ratios and neonatal mortality rates that he suggested their combination into a "perinatal mortality rate." Baumgartner and Erhardt²have reiterated the validity of this concept. The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Health Statistics in 1950³recommended that the fetal death and neonatal mortality statistics be published alongside of each other so that they could be considered as a unit. Davis, Potter, and Bruce⁴referred to perinatal mortality as an inclusive term to include stillbirth and neonatal mortality. Obstetricians should think of perinatal mortality as expressing loss of life just before, during, or just after birth, since these are areas of prime obstetric responsibility. Therefore, in New York City a perinatal mortality rate is obtained by the following formula:This formula reveals perinatal mortality to

Keywords

VITAL STATISTICS

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