Gestational age patterns of fetal and neonatal mortality in Europe: results from the Euro-Peristat project.

BACKGROUND: The first European Perinatal Health Report showed wide variability between European countries in fetal (2.6-9.1‰) and neonatal (1.6-5.7‰) mortality rates in 2004. We investigated gestational age patterns of fetal and neonatal mortality to improve our understanding of the differences betw...

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Main Authors: Ashna D Mohangoo, Simone E Buitendijk, Katarzyna Szamotulska, Jim Chalmers, Lorentz M Irgens, Francisco Bolumar, Jan G Nijhuis, Jennifer Zeitlin, Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3217927?pdf=render