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Table 4 Causes of neonatal death

From: Causes of perinatal mortality and associated maternal complications in a South African province: challenges in predicting poor outcomes

Neonatal cause of death

n (%)

Immaturity related

132 (48.7)

Hypoxia

110 (40.6)

Infection

8 (3)

Congenital abnormalities

15 (5.5)

Trauma

0

Miscellaneous*

5 (1.8)

Unknown

1 (0.4)

  1. * Miscellaneous (Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, other cause of death, sudden infant death syndrome).
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