A systematic review and meta-analysis of the globally reported International Classification of Diseases to Perinatal Mortality (ICD-PM).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Accurate recording and identification of perinatal mortality causes are crucial to reducing the global burden of perinatal mortality through targeted interventions. However, existing studies on the International Classifications of Diseases to Perinatal Mortality (ICD-PM) are limited by inconsistent results and variations by gestational age. Thus, this review aims to synthesize and document updated data on the causes of death using the ICD-PM classification.

Methods

Electronic databases such as the PubMed via MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Sciences, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and PROSPERO were searched to retrieve studies published from 2016 to February 2024. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to assess the quality of the included studies, and heterogeneity betwee

SUBMITTER: Kumsa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11457888 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature