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1
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Miscarriage

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Pregnancy loss <24 weeks

2
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Stillbirth

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Baby born >24/40 showing no signs of life

3
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Neonatal death

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Baby born alive but dies in first 28 days of life

4
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Early neonatal death

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Death 0-7 completed days

5
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Late neonatal death

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Death 7-28 days

6
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Infant death

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All deaths within first year of life

7
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Post-neonatal death

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Deaths 28 days–>1 year

8
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Rates

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Stillbirth + Perinatal mortality rate –> per 1000 total births (live and stillbirths)
Neonatal + infant mortality rate- per 1000 live births

9
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Factors that contribute to Stillbirth

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Maternal health
Access to maternity care
Uteroplacental function

10
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Factors that contribute to Early Neonatal death

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Uteroplacental function
Perinatal infection
Neonatal resuscitation
Effective neonatal care

11
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Factors that contribute to Late Neonatal death

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Effective neonatal care

Postnatal infection

12
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Factors that contribute to Postneonatal infant death

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Postnatal infection

SIDS

13
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Prematurity

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Surfactant deficiency
Periventricular haemorrhage
Necrotising enterocolitis
Infection

14
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Congenital abnormalities

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Congenital heart disease
Chromosomal
Neural tube
Diaphragmatic hernia

15
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Asphyxia

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Before or during labour

16
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Infections

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Congenital
Intrapartum
Acquired

17
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Unexplained stillbirth

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Probably a major contribution from impaired placental function

18
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Sudden infant death

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Mostly neo-natal deaths

19
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Stillbirth causes

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Unexplained
Congenital anomaly
Antepartum haemorrhage
Maternal disorder
Pre-eclampsia
Infection
20
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Meckel-Gruber syndrome

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Autosomal recessive
42 weeks
Characterised by CNS malformations, renal cystic dysplasia, pulmonary hypoplasia etc.

21
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Funisitis

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Infection of connective tissue of umbilical cord

22
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Stillbirth Baby- Acute

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Well grown
Absence of maceration <12h
Traces meconium
Petechiae on serosal surfaces
Liquid blood
23
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Stillbirth baby- chronic

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Moderate to severe/advanced maceration

IUGR

24
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SIDS

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Sudden unexplained death under 1 year

Autopsy doesn’t reveal anything

25
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Baby found dead in cot

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CHD
Resp. infections
CNS infections
Septicaemia
Intoxication
Seizure disorders
SIDS
Suffocation and NAI
26
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SIDS facts

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Commonest 4-20 weeks
Winter
Sleep

27
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SIDS RFs

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Social Class IV or V
Co-sleeping
Male baby
Maternal smoking
Low birth weight
28
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SIDS triple risk hypothesis

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Vulnerable infant (physiologic responses)
Critical Developmental period (age)
Exogenous stressor (environment)
29
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Vulnerable infant

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Males 60%
Abnormality of serotoninergic network
Slower responses to changes (increase in HR or breathing)
Alterations in heart ion channels

30
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SIDS external findings

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Body well developed and nourished
Frothy fluid around nose (often blood tinged)
Cyanosis of lips and nail beds

31
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SIDS internal findings

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Large thymus with petechiae
Petechiae in pleura
Epicardial petechiae
Full expansion of lungs
Liquid heart blood
Empty bladder
Prominent LN + Peyer's patches
32
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SIDS microscopic findings

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Pulmonary congestion + oedema
Mild inflammation of URT
Focal fibrinoid necrosis of vocal cords
Persistent haemopoiesis in liver

33
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Reducing Pneumonia

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Breastfeeding promotion

Haemophilius influenzae type b and pneumococcal vaccines

34
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Reducing diarrhoea

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Improved water and sanitation
Rotavirus vaccine
Zinc supplementation
ORS
Community case management
35
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Reducing malaria

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Insecticide treated bed, nests
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy
Artemisin based combination therapy

36
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Reducing Neonatal deaths

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Improved labour and delivery management

37
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Preterm birth outcomes

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Antenatal steroids

Kangaroo care

38
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Critical developmental period (age)

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Developmental immaturity
Rapid changes between 2-4 months
Delayed development of arousal, CR control or CV control + thermal regulation
Laryngeal spasm with GOR
Failure to auto-resuscitate from apnoea