Title: Unchecked perinatal mortality in India -- problems and challenge [editorial]

POPLINE Document Number: 129032

Author(s):

Chowdhury NN

Source citation:

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1997 Feb;95(2):33-4, 36.

Abstract:

Levels of perinatal mortality (PNM) are falling in India. To reduce PNM in India, the following measures should be taken: improvements in the socioeconomic conditions and literacy rates, the creation of awareness of the need for universal antenatal coverage at different levels by trained medical staff, referral facilities for high-risk cases at different levels and elective referral to reduce the occurrence of emergency admissions, immunization against tetanus, measures to reduce the incidence of low birth weight with enough antenatal leads in the referral units for high-risk cases, perinatal audits, improved detection and management of medical complications and pregnancy-induced hypertension, better detection and management of intrauterine growth retardation, better surveillance during labor, intensive care of high-risk neonates, training facilities for residents and postgraduates in neonatal pediatrics, and the periodic organization of seminars and workshops to evaluate results.

Keywords:

India
Recommendations
Neonatal Mortality
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Infant Mortality
Mortality
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population