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Risk factors for perinatal mortality

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Risk factors for perinatal mortality include:

  • parity, given with its respective mortality figures: para 0 - 10.2; para 2 - 8.8; para 3+ - 12.6 per 1000 births
  • maternal age - highest risk under age 20 and over age 35
  • social class, given with its respective mortality figures: classes 1&2 - 7.6; classes 4+5 - 11.5 per 1000 births
  • low birth weight infants: very strong correlation between birth weight and mortality rate
  • prematurity
  • post-maturity
  • forceps delivery
  • poor antenatal care
  • precipitate labour
  • breech delivery

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