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To identify maternal health risk factors and clinical complications contributing to stillbirth and neonatal mortality.

April 24, 2025Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

An investigation into the history of maternal risk factors in the incidence of perinatal mortality

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MZMaryam ZakerihamidiIslamic Azad University Tonekabon HBHassan BoskabadiMashhad University of Medical Sciences

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Cross-sectional study identifies maternal hypertension and preeclampsia as key causes of perinatal mortality in infants, highlighting the importance of targeted prenatal care.

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To identify maternal health risk factors and clinical complications contributing to stillbirth and neonatal mortality.
Conducted a cross-sectional study of 547 stillbirths and 709 neonatal deaths at Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad, Iran, between 2008 and 2019.
Assessed maternal clinical complications (hypertension, preeclampsia, diabetes) alongside neonatal clinical metrics (gestational age, birth weight, delivery mode, resuscitation, Apgar scores) using t-tests and chi-square tests.
Maternal risk factors were identified in 41% of stillbirths (n=222) and 77% of neonatal deaths (n=325).
Maternal hypertension accompanied 41% of neonatal deaths and 26% of stillbirths; preeclampsia accompanied 33% of neonatal deaths and 25% of stillbirths; diabetes accompanied 9% of neonatal deaths and 12% of stillbirths.
Infants born to mothers with complications experienced higher rates of cesarean delivery (69% vs. 43%) and required resuscitation more frequently (58% vs. 32%) compared to those born to mothers without documented complications.

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Zakerihamidi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7071f1f44fa9f079de16b9 https://doi.org/10.1177/19345798251324441

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Cross-sectional study identifies maternal hypertension and preeclampsia as key causes of perinatal mortality in infants, highlighting the importance of targeted prenatal care.

An investigation into the history of maternal risk factors in the incidence of perinatal mortality

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An investigation into the history of maternal risk factors in the incidence of perinatal mortality

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