Baby death significantly higher for those delivered at home or in a freestanding birthing center when compared to those delivered by midwives in the hospital: Term
neonatal deaths resulting from home births: an increasing trend
Five of
the neonatal deaths resulted from lethal fetal abnormalities, such as Potter's syndrome.
Not exact matches
In total, 1 out of 60 births
resulted in stillbirth or
neonatal death.
The authors chose to evaluate the
results by creating an index of primary events comprising intrapartum stillbirths, early
neonatal deaths,
neonatal encephalopathy [brain damage] meconium aspiration syndrome, brachial plexus injury, and fractured humerus or clavicle.
4 of these 1807 low risk births
resulted in
neonatal death.
Pooled
results indicated that homebirths attended by midwives were associated with increased risks for
neonatal deaths [pooled OR (95 % CI): 3.11 (2.49, 3.89)-RSB-.
Exposure to teratogens during pregnancy can have drastically different
results from person to person; some people may have no negative effects, others may have babies with congenital birth defects, and others may miscarry or suffer a stillbirth or
neonatal death.
Don't forget about the 2005 study that compared outcomes of CPM attended births and hospital births, where the
results showed similar IP and
neonatal death rates for both, but CPM attended births fared better in other categories.
It's funny watching homebirth advocates fall all over themselves looking for reasons not to accept the
results of the Wax homebirth study that showed that homebirth triples the
neonatal death rate.
-- About 22 % of cases
result in premature labor, low - birth - weight, stillbirth or
neonatal death.
Neonatal HSV infections can
result in
death or developmental - neurological issues.
Timely interventions for a true infection are critical, but unnecessary exposures to antibiotics can
result in antimicrobial resistance, increased risk for serious health conditions, or even
death,» said Nneka Nzegwu, DO, attending physician in
neonatal - perinatal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an author of the study.
Other sources state that the incidence of serious birth injury is six to eight per 1,000 live births,
resulting in two percent of
neonatal deaths and stillbirths.
birth injury is six to eight per 1,000 live births,
resulting in two percent of
neonatal deaths and stillbirths.
Joe has been involved in many interesting cases including HIV litigation, wrongful
death, and medical malpractice, including
neonatal injuries and infectious disease cases
resulting in
death.