Professional paper
PERINATAL EVENTS IN THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL NOVA BILA IN THE PERIOD 1999–2003
Ljiljana Bilobrk Josipović
Abstract
The hospital in Nova Bila is a small hospital of the 2-nd level, it is a member of the »Baby friendly hospi-tals« chain. The hospital usually operates the deliveries between 34 and 43 weeks. Pregnant women with pregnancy of less than 34 weeks, those with by ultrasound diagnosed fetal anomalies, as well the pregnant women with diseases that cannot be successfully treated at the 2-nd level hospital, are sent to the higher level clinical center. In the period 1999–2003 were 3478 deliveries and 3505 newborns. The highest number of deliveries was in 2000 and thereafter the number is gradually decreasing. The rate of cesarean section is rising, up to 19.57% in the year 2003. In the whole period the rate of pre-term births was 3.4%. Perinatal mortality was 8.27‰, the fetal 5.42‰ and the early neonatal 2.85‰. The rate of overweight newborns was 16.67%, the data which partially could explain the high rate of CS. The father may be present to the birth but after deliveries the visits are not allowed.
Keywords
perinatal mortality; perinatal health care; newborn’s weight and lengths; cesarean section
Hrčak ID:
15800
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Publication date:
1.12.2005.
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