PERINATAL PERIOD AND MATERNAL RISK FACTORS
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Abstract
The World Health Organization and the
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of
Canada (SOGC) defi ne the perinatal period from 22 weeks of gestation to 7 days after birth. Inadequate maternal care in developing
countries leads to high risks for mothers and
children; possibly causes birth complications for mothers and newborns such as: Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), hypoglycemia, indirect hyperbilirubinemia, and severe infections...
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The World Health Organization and the
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of
Canada (SOGC) defi ne the perinatal period from
22 weeks of gestation to 7 days after birth.
Inadequate maternal care in developing
countries leads to high risks for mothers and
children; possibly causes birth complications for
mothers and newborns such as: Hypoxic-ischemic
Encephalopathy (HIE), hypoglycemia, indirect
hyperbilirubinemia, and severe infections...
6. WHO, 2013. Rubella and congenital rubella
syndrome (CRS): www.who.int/immunization_
monitoring/diseases/rubella/en/
7. WHO, 2013. Over a million pregnant women
infected with syphilis worldwide: www.who.int/
entity/reproductivehealth/topics/rtis/syphilis/
pregnancy.8. WHO. Feto-maternal nutrition and low birth
weight: www.who.int/nutrition/topics/feto_maternal/en/
9. Centers or Disease Control and Prevention. ABCs
Report: Group B Streptococcus, 2012: http://www.cdc.gov/abcs/reports-findings/survreports/gbs12.html
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of
Canada (SOGC) defi ne the perinatal period from
22 weeks of gestation to 7 days after birth.
Inadequate maternal care in developing
countries leads to high risks for mothers and
children; possibly causes birth complications for
mothers and newborns such as: Hypoxic-ischemic
Encephalopathy (HIE), hypoglycemia, indirect
hyperbilirubinemia, and severe infections...
6. WHO, 2013. Rubella and congenital rubella
syndrome (CRS): www.who.int/immunization_
monitoring/diseases/rubella/en/
7. WHO, 2013. Over a million pregnant women
infected with syphilis worldwide: www.who.int/
entity/reproductivehealth/topics/rtis/syphilis/
pregnancy.8. WHO. Feto-maternal nutrition and low birth
weight: www.who.int/nutrition/topics/feto_maternal/en/
9. Centers or Disease Control and Prevention. ABCs
Report: Group B Streptococcus, 2012: http://www.cdc.gov/abcs/reports-findings/survreports/gbs12.html