Avoidable risk factors in perinatal deaths: a perinatal audit in South Australia.

Objectives: To analyse risk factors of perinatal death, with an emphasis on potentially avoidable risk factors, and differences in the frequency of suboptimal care factors between maternity units with different levels of care.

Methods: Six hundred and eight pregnancies (2001-2005) in South Australia resulting in perinatal death were described and compared to 86 623 live birth pregnancies.

Results: Two hundred and seventy cases (44.

Risk factors for placental abruption in a socio-economically disadvantaged region.

Objective: This study was undertaken in order to determine the risk factors for pregnancies complicated by placental abruption in a socio-economically disadvantaged region in metropolitan Adelaide.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study including all singleton pregnancies resulting in placental abruption between 2001 and 2005.

Results: The overall incidence of placental abruption was 1.