perinatal mortality

collocation in English

meaningsofperinatalandmortality

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perinatal
adjective
uk
/ˌper.ɪˈneɪ.təl/us
/ˌper.ɪˈneɪ.təl/
relating to the period before and soon ...
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mortality
noun[U]
uk
/mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/us
/mɔːrˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
the way that people do not live ...
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(Definition ofperinatalandmortalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Perinatalmortality, restricted to number of stillbirths and first week neonatal deaths, obscures t he real extent of loss associated with twin gestations.
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Thus, we conclude that an increase in cesarean section rate does not imply lowerperinatalmortalityor lower rate of asphyxia.
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In a study of 2774 tested high risk patients (17,429 tests) the uncorrectedperinatalmortalitywas 7% overall.
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The associations between occupation (excluding 'others') andperinatalmortalityand its components are all highly significant.
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Studies have shown that elevated levels of glycaemia are associated with increasedperinatalmortality.
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It is usually assumed in the medical literature that improving maternal andperinatalmortalityrates are the result of changes in obstetric practice.
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Perinatalmortalityrates have decreased in recent decades while there has been an upward trend in cesarean section rates.
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These results describe the lowestperinatalmortalityrate achieved in a tested high risk population.
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The role of pharmacological treatment is unclear, certainly with respect to its in-uence onperinatalmortality.
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However, it does not differ significantly from zero except in one period (perinatalmortality, 1992).
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Available data suggest that the cesarean section rate does not contribute much to explaining the variation inperinatalmortality(2).
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They concluded that almost one-quarter of the observed decline inperinatalmortalityrate was caused by the change in the maternal age-parity distribution of births.
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This communication deals with prenatal mortality in biological terms of overall reproductive efficiency and not in the clinical context of trying to reduceperinatalmortality.
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The results showed a newperinatalmortalityrate of 35 per 1000.
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Clinically, this is extremely important, since classically monochorionic-monoamniotic twins have an associatedperinatalmortalityas high as 50% for both twins.
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Among the socioeconomic factors,perinatalmortalityis significantly related with the three characteristics considered, religion (slightly), family income and occupation of father.
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Several studies have confirmed this finding and failed to show a strong correlation between cesarean section rate andperinatalmortality.
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In addition, there is some evidence from the later data thatperinatalmortalityis higher than national expectation, even after making allowance for multiplicity.
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The fluctuation inperinatalmortalityrates over time may reflect changes in the ascertainment of deaths, with 1993 representing particularly poor reporting of deaths.
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