Causes of perinatal deaths in Australia: Slow progress in the preterm period.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The majority of perinatal deaths occur in the preterm period; however, current approaches predominantly focus on prevention in the term period. Reducing perinatal deaths in the preterm period is, therefore, key to reducing the rates of perinatal death overall in Australia. The aim was to understand the classifications of causes of preterm stillbirth and neonatal death in Victoria over time and by gestation.

Materials and methods

Retrospective study using state-wide, publicly available data. All births in Victoria between 2010 and 2018 included in the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection, excluding terminations of pregnancy for maternal psychosocial indications, were studied. Differences in causes of preterm perinatal mortality gestation group and over time were determined

SUBMITTER: Tindal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545743 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature