Open AccessRanking Risk Factors for Perinatal Mortality: Analysis of a nation‐wide study
Author(s) -
Samueloff Ar,
MorYosef Shlomo,
Seidman Daniel S.,
Adler Israel,
Persitz Ernanuel,
Schenker Joseph G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348909006138
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , perinatal mortality , parity (physics) , obstetrics , pregnancy , ethnic group , demography , fetus , physics , particle physics , sociology , biology , anthropology , genetics
This paper analyses data from the Israeli nationwide perinatal census, with the aim of revealing the possible causes of perinatal death, and to assess the effects of risk factors, using a logistic regression analysis. The analysis provided an estimate of the net effect of each characteristic independently, thus identifying high‐risk pregnancies that should be monitored with greater intensity. Five variables were found to have a significant effect on perinatal death. Among these, in order of decreasing risk: fetal presentation, maternal diseases complicating pregnancy, number of fetuses, ethnic origin, and maternal age. Other variables such as parity, standard of hospital, the mother's country of birth and domiciliary circumstances, did not significantly affect perinatal mortality.