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Perinatal health.

P D Gluckman1

  • 1Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland School of Medicine.

The New Zealand Medical Journal
|October 26, 1988
PubMed
Summary
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Investing in perinatal health care can yield significant societal benefits. Key research areas include congenital disorders, fetal growth, birth asphyxia, and sudden infant death syndrome (cot death).

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Area of Science:

  • Perinatal health
  • Neonatal research
  • Public health policy

Background:

  • Societal returns from enhanced perinatal health care investment are substantial.
  • Significant research is needed in congenital disorders, fetal growth, birth asphyxia, and sudden infant death syndrome (cot death).
  • New Zealand faces a high postneonatal mortality rate, primarily due to cot death.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline research strategies for critical perinatal health areas.
  • To highlight the need for improved utilization of existing research and recommendations regarding cot death.

Main Methods:

  • The study describes research strategies for understanding congenital disorders.
  • It details approaches for investigating fetal growth mechanisms.

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  • Strategies for preventing or mitigating birth asphyxia and cot death are presented.

    • Main Results:

    • The postneonatal death rate in New Zealand is notably higher than in comparable nations.
    • Sudden infant death syndrome (cot death) is a major contributor to this elevated mortality rate.
    • There is a documented failure in health services to implement previous research findings and recommendations for cot death.

    Conclusions:

    • Increased investment in perinatal health care and research offers considerable societal benefits.
    • Effective research strategies are crucial for addressing congenital disorders, fetal growth, birth asphyxia, and cot death.
    • Addressing the high cot death rate in New Zealand requires better implementation of existing research and recommendations by health services.