The utility of delivery ward register data for determining the causes of perinatal mortality in one specialized and one general hospital in south Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, the burden of perinatal mortality is high. Reliable measures of perinatal mortality are necessary for planning and assessing prenatal, obstetric, and newborn care services. However, accurate record-keeping is often a major challenge in low resource settings. In this study we aimed to assess the utility of delivery ward register data, captured at birth by healthcare providers, to determine causes of perinatal mortality in one specialized and one general hospital in south Ethiopia.

Methods

Three years (2014-2016) of delivery register for 13,236 births were reviewed from July 12 to September 29, 2018, in two selected hospitals in south Ethiopia. Data were collected using a structured pretested data extraction form. Descriptive statistics assessed early neon

SUBMITTER: Beyene T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8721979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature