Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital

Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital

Total number of 410 deliveries were performed at Kathmandu Model Hospital (KMH) during 33 months (April 96 -Dec 98 ). Among 410 deliveries 107 (26.09%) cases were done by Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS), 54 cases (13.37%) by forceps delivery, 188 (45.85%) cases normal vaginal delivery with e...

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Main Authors: Sita Ram Shrestha, S Rajbhandari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nepal Medical Association 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Online Access:http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/776
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spelling doaj-06a65953e6014a238e695a90927bddba2020-11-25T01:14:43ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2013-04-013913610.31729/jnma.776Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model HospitalSita Ram Shrestha0S Rajbhandari1Department of Paediatrics, Patan Hospital, LalitpurMBBS, MCPS,MPH Total number of 410 deliveries were performed at Kathmandu Model Hospital (KMH) during 33 months (April 96 -Dec 98 ). Among 410 deliveries 107 (26.09%) cases were done by Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS), 54 cases (13.37%) by forceps delivery, 188 (45.85%) cases normal vaginal delivery with epigiotomy and 61 (14.87%) normal vaginal delivery with or without tear. During this period, 6 twin delivery cases were observed. There were 14 cases of perinatal deaths (still birth -10 and neonatal-death - 4). Hence, perinatal mortality rate during this peroid in this hospital was 34.15. Perinatal mortality was mostly due to severe prematurity, birth asphyxia, ante-partum haemorrhage (APH), intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), congenital abnormalities and sepsis. KEY WORDS: Neonatal death, Still birth, Perinatal mortality, Antepartum haemorrhage (APH), Sepsis. http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/776
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author Sita Ram Shrestha
S Rajbhandari
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S Rajbhandari
Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
author_facet Sita Ram Shrestha
S Rajbhandari
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title Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital
title_short Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital
title_full Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital
title_fullStr Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Perinatal Mortality At Kathmandu Model Hospital
title_sort perinatal mortality at kathmandu model hospital
publisher Nepal Medical Association
series Journal of Nepal Medical Association
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1815-672X
publishDate 2013-04-01
description Total number of 410 deliveries were performed at Kathmandu Model Hospital (KMH) during 33 months (April 96 -Dec 98 ). Among 410 deliveries 107 (26.09%) cases were done by Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS), 54 cases (13.37%) by forceps delivery, 188 (45.85%) cases normal vaginal delivery with epigiotomy and 61 (14.87%) normal vaginal delivery with or without tear. During this period, 6 twin delivery cases were observed. There were 14 cases of perinatal deaths (still birth -10 and neonatal-death - 4). Hence, perinatal mortality rate during this peroid in this hospital was 34.15. Perinatal mortality was mostly due to severe prematurity, birth asphyxia, ante-partum haemorrhage (APH), intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), congenital abnormalities and sepsis. KEY WORDS: Neonatal death, Still birth, Perinatal mortality, Antepartum haemorrhage (APH), Sepsis.
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