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Intrapartum Problems

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Every year, it is estimated that there are approaching 3 million stillbirths, of which 1.2 million are intrapartum. These numbers predominantly reflect the developing world: 98 % of these stillbirths occur in the developing world with perinatal mortality rates of up to 150 per 1,000 registered births—45 % of these are intrapartum. In the developed world, the rate of hypoxic perinatal death is around 2.5 % of the overall perinatal mortality. It is important to recognize that the mortality rate only reflects the tip of the intrapartum morbidity. It is considered that each year, around 7 million years worth of disability is due to intrapartum events. It therefore is important to understand the factors in these deaths and reduce not only the intrapartum stillbirth rate but also the considerable morbidity associated with this.

Based on previous chapters by Iona Jeffrey, 3rd Edition, and Jean W. Keeling, 4th Edition.

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    Adrian K. Charles MD (Cantab)

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    T. Yee Khong

  2. Department of Histopathology, Women’s & Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    T. Yee Khong

  3. Department of Histopathology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK

    Roger D. G. Malcomson

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Charles, A.K. (2015). Intrapartum Problems. In: Khong, T.Y., Malcomson, R.D.G. (eds) Keeling’s Fetal and Neonatal Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19207-9_15

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