Objective: Cases of perinatal death attributed to suboptimal perinatal care between 1979 and 1992 inclusive at a large, tertiary care center are reviewed.
Study Design: The study compared two periods: 1979-1985 and 1986-1992. The perinatal morbidity-mortality committee analyzed patient records for the mothers and neonates, delivery room records, the results of fetal autopsy, and histological sections of the placenta.
Results: In the first period, 21.5% of the deaths were found to have received suboptimal care; this figure declined 13.5% in the second period (P < 0.05). During the second period, antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care improved, as shown by the lower suboptimal care rate for antepartum (15.8% versus 9.8%; P < 0.05), intrapartum (49.2% versus 22.1%; P < 0.001) and postpartum death (19.9% versus 8.1%; P < 0.001). During both periods, fetal death during pregnancy made up the largest proportion of deaths attributed to suboptimal care, with 44 cases (43.1%) during 1979-1985, and 36 cases (64.3%) during 1986-1992 (P < 0.01). Of these cases, fetuses with intrauterine growth retardation were the most frequent recipients of suboptimal care (20 cases (45.5%) during the first period; 18 cases (50%) during the second period).
Conclusion: Despite better prenatal care, the highest suboptimal care rate was due to suboptimal care during pregnancy, when some high risk situations were overlooked by the obstetrician.
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