BMJ 2008;336:1095 (17 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.589225.DB
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Neonatal death rate continues to fall in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Susan Mayor
1 London
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The number of neonatal and perinatal deaths has decreased since 2000, particularly deaths in babies from twin pregnancies, but there has been no reduction in the stillbirth rate, according to figures for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland published this week.
The neonatal mortality rate (deaths in babies in the four weeks after birth) was 3.4 per 1000 total births in the newly reported figures for 2006, decreasing slightly from 3.5 per 1000 total births in 2005. It continues the downward trend in neonatal deaths over the past few years, from 3.9 per 1000 live births in 2000 (P<0.001).
The commonest cause of neonatal death in the latest figures was immaturity (47%), followed by lethal or severe congenital anomalies (23%) and infection (10%).
Further data reported by the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health in its report, Perinatal Mortality 2006, showed that the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths
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