Publication: Perinatal Mortality among All Deliveries in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Authors
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhattarai, Saraswoti Kumari Gautam | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ghimire, Roshana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Duwadi, Sapana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khadka, Rabin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gautam, Kanchan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-12T06:53:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-12T06:53:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Saraswoti Kumari Gautam Bhattarai Karnali Academy of Health Science, Jumla, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4711-1803 Roshana Ghimire Karnali Academy of Health Sciences , Jumla, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-9915 Sapana Duwadi Karnali Academy of Health Sciences , Jumla, Nepal Rabin Khadka Province Health Directorate, Karnali Province, Surkhet, Nepal Kanchan Gautam Hospital for Advanced Medicine & Surgery (HAMS), Mandikhatar, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1071-6021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: Perinatal mortality comprises the number of stillbirths and death of newborns within seven days of life which is the main contributor to infant and maternal mortality. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of perinatal mortality among all the deliveries in a tertiary care center of a remote part of Nepal. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary care center located in Jumla among 3798 deliveries (childbirth) from August 2014 to April 2020. Ethical approval was taken from the institutional review committee (2076/2077/05) of the same institution. A convenience sampling technique was used and the data were collected from the medical record section and then entered and analyzed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequencies and percentages for binary data. Results: The prevalence of perinatal mortality was 187 (4.92%) (4.23-4.60% at 95% Confidence Interval) among 3798 deliveries. Regarding the primary causes; the highest proportion was intrapartum hypoxia 62 (33.3%), spontaneous preterm labor 40 (21.5%), and congenital anomalies 38 (20.4%). Similarly, about the final cause; the highest proportion was birth asphyxia 64 (34.2%), intrauterine fetal death 51 (27.3%), congenital anomalies 35 (18.7%), and complication of prematurity 32 (17.1%). Conclusions: The perinatal mortality was quite high in this study with respect to similar studies done in other countries. The finding of this study showed that quality antenatal care with rural ultrasound service is essential to reduce the causes of perinatal mortality. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6691 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4716 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | cause | |
| dc.subject | incidence | |
| dc.subject | perinatal death | |
| dc.subject | trend. | |
| dc.title | Perinatal Mortality among All Deliveries in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Authors | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 1080 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1075 | |
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