A prospective review of perinatal mortality at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV).

Background: Timor-Leste has one of the highest perinatal mortality rates in the Asia-Pacific region. Consistent and accurate data collection improves understanding of perinatal outcomes and facilitates the development of interventions to reduce stillbirths and early neonatal deaths.

Aims: (1) To identify changes in the rates of stillbirth and early neonatal deaths from previous published data.

Maternal mortality and 'near miss' morbidity at a tertiary hospital in Timor-Leste.

Background: Assessment of severe maternal morbidity is increasingly being undertaken to understand the aetiology and factors which lead to adverse maternal outcomes. Their use in conjunction with maternal deaths may allow a comprehensive assessment of care provided, highlight areas for improvement within the health system and allow benchmarking of care against other institutions. Timor-Leste has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the Asia-Pacific region; however, there has been limited research into the level of severe obstetric morbidity in the country.