PEDIATRICS Vol. 89 No. 6 June 1992, pp. 1256-1259
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Case Fatality Rates Associated with Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period: United States, 1986 through 1987

JOSÉ E. BECERRA MD, MPH1, DIANE L. ROWLEY MD, MPH1, and HANI K. ATRASH MD, MPH1

1 Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch Division of Reproductive Health Center for Chronic Disease, Prevention and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control

In 1986, two thirds (65%) of all infant deaths in the United States occurred within the first 27 days of life. The underlying cause of death in almost one-half (47%) of all infant deaths was nonteratologic conditions originating in the perinatal period. Maternal complications of pregnancy was the fifth leading cause of infant mortality.1

National estimates of morbidity associated with conditions originating in the perinatal period have been examined in a study using the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS).2 A high proportion (33.7%) of newborns experienced morbidity due to conditions arising in the perinatal period.2

In the present study, we sought to quantify the severity of conditions originating in the perinatal period by estimating the proportion of deaths that occur among them.

Submitted on May 13, 1991
Accepted on November 7, 1991


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