Ц.Солонго1, Б.Сувд1, З.Гэрэлмаа2, Б.Бурмаажав³

¹АШУҮИС-ийн докторант, ²АШУҮИС, ³Монголын анагаах ухааны академи,

Justification

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 6.6 million children under the age of five died in 2012 - more than 750 every hour. Most of these children could survive and thrive with access to simple, affordable interventions. The loss of a child is a tragedy - families suffer and human potential is wasted.

WHO is improving child health by helping countries deliver integrated, effective care in a continuum, starting with a healthy pregnancy for the mother, through birth and care up to five years of age. Investing in health systems is important to delivering this essential care [1, 2].

Goal

To study perinatal mortality, this is the most important reason of infant mortality in Mongolia.

Material and Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted reviewing data from 2007-2011 using the ICD code P00-P96 [4] listing “certain conditions originating in the perinatal period”. Data was analyzed using Epi-Info 2000 and GIS software.

Results

Data from 2007-2011 showed that 3091 neonates died from conditions originating in the perinatal period and of these 58.7% (1814) were males. Furthermore, the results of this study showed that the leading causes of death were “respiratory and cardiovascular disorders during the perinatal period” (ICD code P20-P29). More specifically, the causes were:

• Birth asphyxia (P21)
• Respiratory distress of newborn (P22)
• Congenital pneumonia (P23)

Conclusion

National average deaths per 1,000 live births in Mongolia are 9.5—with the highest rates reported in Dornogovi, Uvurkhangai, Bayankhongor, Gobi Altai, Uvs, Zavkhan and Khovsgol.

Key words: perinatal mortality, Mongolia, infant

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