Comparing regional neonatal mortality rates: the influence of registration of births as live born for birth weight <500 g in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate regional variation in the registration of births (still+live) as live born for birth weight <500 g and the impact on the city/county ranking of neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in Taiwan.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional ecological study.

Setting

20 cities/counties in Taiwan.

Participants

Registered births for birth weight <500 g and neonatal deaths in 2015-2016.

Main outcome measures

City/county percentage of births <500 g registered as live born and ranking of city/county NMR (deaths per 1000 live births) including and excluding live births <500 g.

Results

The percentage of births <500 g registered as live born ranged from 0% in Keelung City (0/26) and Penghu County (0/4) to 20% in Taipei City (112/558), 24% in Hsinc

SUBMITTER: Wang LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668753 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature