WILLIAMS OBSTETRICS

Chapter 1: Overview of Obstetrics

Perinatal period

: Birth (20 w.g) 28 days afterwards / 500g birthweight

Neonatal death

Early : First 7 days

Late : 7 days < Death < 29 days

Infant death

: birth Death 12 m.o

Birthweight

Low
: < 2500 g
Very low
: < 1500 g
Extremely low : < 1000 g

Term

Term

: 37 - 42 w.g (260 - 294 days)

6
7

Early : 37 -

38

Full : 39 -

40 7

Late : 41 -

41 7

Preterm : < 37 w.g / 259th day

Postterm : > 42 w.g / 295th day

Abortus

: 20 w.g / < 500 g

Maternal death

Direct : pregnancy/labor/puerperium complications, interventions, omissions, incorrect

treatment
Indirect : aggravated by maternal physiological adaptations
Non
: not pregnancy-related accident/incident

Birth rate

no . of live births
1000 pop .

Fertility rate

no . of live births
1000 females(1544 y . o)

Stillbirth/fetal death rate :

no . of stillborn neonates
1000 neonates born

Neonatal mortality rate

no . of neonatal deaths
1000live births

Perinatal mortality rate

no . of stillbirths+neonatal deaths
1000 total births

Infant mortality rate

no . of infant deaths
1000live births

no . of maternal deaths

Maternal mortality ratio : reproductive process

100.000live births