Croatian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Croatian Society of Perinatal Medicine of Croatian Medical Association
Abstract
During 2005, 29.056 births were registered in Kosova, taking into consideration all the newborn infants with the body weight >500 g. From these, 13.9% were delivered by Caesarean Section, the 6.6% had a body weight 1000 g perinatal mortality is 17.4‰ (fetal mortality 10.2‰ and early neonatal mortality 7.2‰). During 2005 two maternal deaths were registered, which corresponds to the maternal mortality rate of 6.8/100.000. The most common causes of fetal deaths of 256 (with known clinical cause) from 390 stillborns are as follows: complications during pregnancy 46%, asphyxia at birth 14.8%, congenital anomalies 9.7%, infections 2.3% and in 27.7% the cause of death ¬remains unknown. With regard to the causes of the early neonatal deaths, prematurity dominates with 54%, congenital anomalies with 24%, other perinatal causes with 12%, infections 5%, asphyxia 4% and other causes with 1%.Tijekom 2005, na Kosovu je bilo 29.056 poroda, uzimajući u obzir svu novorođenčad s tjelesnom težinom >500 grama. Od ovog broja 13,9% je porođeno carskim rezom, a 6,6% je imalo tjelesnu težinu 1000 g perinatalni mortalitet je 17,4‰ (fetalni 10,2‰, rani neonatalni 7,2‰). Tijekom 2005. zabilježena su dva slučaja maternalnog mortaliteta (6,8/100.000). Najčešći uzroci fetalnog mortaliteta u 256 od 390 mrtvorođene djece (s poznatim kliničkim uzrocima) su: komplikacije tijekom trudnoće 46%, asfiksija pri porodu 14,8%, prirodjene anomalije ploda 9,7%, infekcije 2,3%, dok u 27,7% razlog smrti je nepoznat. Uzroci ranog neonatalnog mortaliteta su: nedonošenost 54%, prirodjene anomalije 24%, ostali perinatalni uzroci 12%, infekcije 5%, asfiksija 4%, ostali razlozi 1%
