The rate and causes of perinatal mortality in district of Kermanshah (2011-2014)

Perinatal mortality indicator is a major indicator of health and health assessment that has a direct impact on infant mortality indicator. This study was aimed to determine the rate and causes of perinatal mortality in district of Kermanshah.
In this cross-sectional study, records of perinatal mortality in district of Kermanshah were extracted during 2011-14. Information, including the neonate, data about the mother and indicators of pregnancy and childbirth and the leading cause of death based on ICD-10 was collected. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables and count and percent for qualitative variables by Stata ver.11 software.
Findings: 56.1% of 1236 perinatal death was boy. Most mortality was in low and very low weight and most common underlying disease mother was hypertension. The highest perinatal mortality rate was in 2012 year (12.3 per thousand births) and the lowest in 2014 year (5.7 per thousand births). The most common cause of perinatal death by 87.6% was related to specific disorders originated around the time of birth.
According to the results, emphasizing adequate care during pregnancy and perinatal, more accurately identify and track high-risk women with underlying disease and the prevention of preterm birth and low birth weight babies can be effective in reduction of perinatal mortalities.