Perinatal and neonatal mortality in Fallujah General Hospital, Fallujah City, Anbar Province, west of Iraq

Abstract

Objective: Perinatal and neonatal mortality re-flects the quality of health services provided at any obstetrical/neonatal center. After eight years of being occupied, what became of the quality of the services we provide? Methods: A cross sec-tional study of 290 neonatal deaths at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Fallujah Gen-eral Hospital during the period from the 1st of january to the 31st of December of the year 2010, utilizing multiple obstetrical and neonatal vari-ables: Results: The results showed that although there was a high PMR & NMR during the last decade, being 50.3/1000 live births & 41.5/1000 live births respectively in the year 2010 at the same hospital, and in comparison to most of Arab & Eastern Meditaranean countries our PMR and NMR are much higher. Conclusion: It is concluded that we have very high death rates, which necessitates providing better care at ob-stetrical/neonatal centers, plus establishing a collaborative network of neonatologists for eva- luating and improving neonatal care.