Predictors of perinatal mortality in the seven major hospitals of Lusaka Zambia: A case control study.

ABSTRACT: In 2023, approximately 2.3 million babies globally were lost before birth or within the first week of life, primarily due to preventable causes. Global perinatal mortality declined from 5.7 million in 2000 to 4.1 million by the end of 2015. However, despite this progress, for example 45% of all stillbirths were reported from high-income countries, which contribute less than 2% of the global burden of stillbirths. Perinatal mortality rates for sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia are at 37.4 and 33/1000 live births, respectively. The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of perinatal mortality at the seven major hospitals of Lusaka, Zambia. This was a multifacility unmatched case control study from September 2023 to January 2024. Cases included perinatal death (≥22 weeks gestation or ≥

SUBMITTER: Makasa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12367193 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature