Purpose: Of numerous health status indicators, those of neonate and peripartum encompass nation's maternal, birth, neonatal and infantile health level. The goal of this study was to investigate the changes during the past 50 years of neonatal and perinatal indicators in Korea. Methods: We analyzed the changes of population, number of live births per year, crude birth rate (CBR), total fertility rate (TFR), incidence of low birth weight infant (LBWI) and preterm infants, neonatal mortality rate (NMR), infant mortality rate (IMR), perinatal mortality rate (PMR), and maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of Korea, and especially compared those indicators of Korea with those of other OECD nations during the past 50 years. Results: Korea has accomplished a marked improvement in the above indicators during the past 50 years. The average index of OECD and Korean rank among 34 OECD nations in the above health indicators in 2010 are as follows: population 49,410,370 (36,285,235, 9th), CBR 9.4 (12.1, 4th), TFR 1.23 (1.75, 1st), LBWI incidence 5.0 (6.8, 6th), NMR 1.8 (2.9, 8th), IMR 3.2 (4.3, 10th), PMR 3.3 (6.0, 4th), MMR 15.7 (8.7, 29th). Conclusion: Birth rate of Korea was very low among OECD nations with relatively low LBWI incidence. It is inspiring that NR, IMR, and PMR were lower than the ave rage. However, MMR was very higher than the average of OECD. The present review provides the neonatal and perinatal health indicators in Korea and it might be helpful to improve clinical practice and outcome in the future.
Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is a rare congenital vascular disorder, and its pathophysiology is still unclear and most cases occur sporadically. Cutaneous lesions are observed at birth with a marbled bluish and deep-purple appearance. The associated anomaly is manifest as body asymmetry, macrocephaly, hydrocephalus, mental retardation, syndactyly and congenital glaucoma. We report our experience of CMTC1 in a female infant with the gestational age of 34 weeks and 6 days and birth weight of 2,300 g who was born by cesarean section with abnormal skin lesions. The cutaneous lesions covered most of the lower body and they faded as she continues to grow. She also had onychodysplasia in her left 2 nd phalanges. In this case, close follow up by not only pediatricians but also ophthalmologist and neurologists to treat various forms of lesions involved, though the prognosis of CMTC is generally good.
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