Avoidable mortality in small-for-gestational-age children in the Netherlands

Journal of Perinatal Medicine
P A De ReuJ G Nijhuis

Abstract

To analyze avoidable perinatal mortality in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) children. All SGA-children (< or =10(th) percentile) among 22,189 newborns delivered after 24 weeks' gestation (175 days), from three regions of the Netherlands during 2003-2004 were evaluated. Cases of perinatal mortality were identified and assessed in a consensus model by perinatal audit groups for cause of death and the presence of substandard care factors (SSF). We analyzed all singleton SGA-cases with and without SSF for avoidable perinatal mortality. Out of 20,927 singletons, 2396 newborns were SGA. Of those, 59 died perinatally (2.46%), and 55 of which were assessed by perinatal audit groups. SSF by caregivers were found in 22 cases (40%). In 16 of these cases (29%) the relation to the perinatal death was considered possible or (very) probable. Of the cases without SSF by caregivers, 15 cases (25%) could possibly have been avoided: in 13 cases an avoidable condition and in 2 cases avoidable death were identified. Failure in the correct and timely diagnosis of fetal growth restriction appears to be an important issue in all cases of perinatal mortality in SGA-children. Before referral growth restriction was suspected only in 22% of all SGA cases ...Continue Reading

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