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Pregnancy and perinatal health in Inner Mongolia, China, 1996–1999
Author(s) -
Liu Z.,
Lobdell D.T.,
Myers S.L.,
He L.,
Yang M.,
Kwok R.K.,
Mumford J.L.,
Mendola P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.04.030
Subject(s) - medicine , inner mongolia , china , pregnancy , maternal health , developing country , perinatal mortality , prenatal care , demography , obstetrics , environmental health , population , health services , fetus , genetics , sociology , economic growth , political science , law , economics , biology
Objective To obtain descriptive measures of maternal and perinatal health in the Ba Men Region of Inner Mongolia, China. Methods Data collected from the Examination Chart for Pregnant Women for approximately 22,000 pregnancies in a three‐county area of Inner Mongolia, China from December 1, 1996 through December 31, 1999 were analyzed for maternal, perinatal, and neonatal outcomes. Results Compared to selected developing countries, a higher percentage of women (99%) in this region received at least one prenatal care visit. This region was also characterized by a low percentage of low birthweight (< 2.5 kg) infants (1%) and neonatal mortality rate (5 deaths per 1000 live births). Conclusions Maternal and neonatal health outcomes in this region of Inner Mongolia were better than those in selected developing countries.