Perinatal Mortality at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh

Perinatal Mortality at the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Five-Year Review of 22,203 Births

“…The incidence of fatal congenital anomalies was 4.7 per 1,000 total births. This rate is higher than that reported by others 3,11,15,16,26,35 but similar to that reported in Scotland for Avon and the Mersey region. 2,36,37 The high rate in the present study may be explained by the high incidence of consanguineous marriages among Saudis.…”

“…4,8,[16][17][18][19] For the purpose of study, International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the World Health Organization [20][21][22][23][24] recommended definitions were applied. Several hospital-based perinatal mortality studies [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] have been conducted in Saudi Arabia. The first two reports, 32,33 also originating from the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, served as a basis for further examining perinatal mortality in the context of birth weight and mode of delivery.…”

Multiple Pregnancy Management: The King Khalid University Hospital Experience

“…This is close to that of 10.21 per 1000 maternities reported for the Maltese population 18 and the 9.9:1000 deliveries in Vizcaya, Spain.…”

Pediatric Inpatients at the King Khalid University Hospital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1989

“…Several previous studies have shown that congenital abnormalities are the most frequent causes of perinatal deaths in the Kingdom [11][12][13][14] while other reports have emphasized the contributions of heredofamilial factors to the pathoetiology of various childhood disorders [7,9]. The high consanguinity rate involving 55% to 65% of all marriages in the country [3,17] is no doubt a very important factor in this regard.…”

“…This preponderance of neonates and infants among the hospital admissions probably reflects the high birth rate which is currently 45.9/1000 in Saudi Arabia and is one of the highest in the world [3,10]. The need for considerable improvement in the available maternal and perinatal facilities [10][11][12][13][14] which are currently inadequate [10,11] cannot be gainsaid. Other estimates [3,[15][16][17] have also shown that children under the age of 15 years constitute about 50% of the Saudi population, and the fact that children under the age of 12 years constitute 45% of the total admissions into KKUH in the present study, agree with such estimates.…”