Abstract

The primary causes of death in 556 autopsy cases of perinatal death during the six years from 1979 through 1984 are discussed. On the basis of the clinical data and gross and microscopic findings, each case was assigned to one of the following categories of primary causes of death: a pulmonary hyaline membrane disease, infection, malformation, anoxia, immaturity, maternal causes, other causes, and unaccounted for Definitions of perinatal infant diseases, essential points of diagnosis, and statistics relating to perinatal infant death are also discussed.

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