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Survival in the perinatal period: a prospective analysis
B M Popkin1, D K Guilkey, J B Schwartz
1Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Journal of Biosocial Science
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
A prospective study of 3080 Filipino mothers and non-twin births in 33 communities is used to study the determinants of mortality in week 1 postpartum. The results show significant nonlinear birth weight effects and the importance of environmental contamination, particularly for infants born by traditional methods at home, and several other intermediate and underlying determinants of perinatal mortality. The pathways through which important sociodemographic factors affect perinatal mortality are also presented.
Keywords:
AsiaBiologyBirth WeightBody WeightDeliveryDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEstimation TechnicsHealthHygieneInfant MortalityIntermediate VariablesMortalityNeonatal Mortality--determinantsPhilippinesPhysiologyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPregnancyPregnancy OutcomesProspective StudiesPublic HealthReproductionResearch MethodologyRural Population--womenSanitationSeasonal VariationSoutheastern AsiaStudiesUrban Population--women