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Table 2 Perinatal morbidity and mortality rates of the 15 studied Dutch municipalities in 2000–2008

From: Differences in perinatal morbidity and mortality on the neighbourhood level in Dutch municipalities: a population based cohort study

Municipality

SGA (<p10), n (%)

Preterm birth

Congenital anomaly, n (%)

Low apgar score

Perinatal morbidity, n (%)

Perinatal mortality (‰)

 Almere

1544 (8.0)

1300 (6.7)

532 (2.8)

222 (1.2)

3788 (19.6)

198 (10.3)

 Amsterdam

7397 (8.2)

5677 (6.3)

1763 (1.9)

1307 (1.4)

16707 (18.5)

963 (10.6)

 Den Haag

4747 (8.8)

3474 (6.5)

1812 (3.4)

701 (1.3)

11075 (20.6)

590 (11.0)

 Enschede

1214 (7.9)

1005 (6.6)

370 (2.4)

226 (1.5)

2290 (19.5)

170 (11.1)

 Nijmegen

1274 (8.2)

1048 (6.8)

350 (2.3)

254 (1.6)

2997 (19.3)

191 (12.3)

 Groningen city

1226 (7.1)

1073 (6.2)

334 (1.9)

311 (1.8)

3005 (17.3)

175 (10.1)

Four villages in the province Groningen

462 (7.9)

455 (7.8)

126 (2.2)

65 (1.1)

1140 (19.5)

90 (15.4)

 Heerlen

709 (10.3)

515 (7.5)

261 (3.8)

90 (1.3)

1618 (23.6)

69 (10.1)

 Schiedam

535 (9.4)

448 (7.8)

158 (2.8)

88 (1.5)

1255 (22.0)

75 (13.1)

 Rotterdam

5892 (9.2)

4490 (7.0)

1670 (2.6)

973 (1.5)

13668 (21.2)

730 (11.3)

 Utrecht

2582 (6.9)

2087 (5.6)

1912 (5.1)

410 (1.1)

6962 (18.6)

415 (11.1)

 Tilburg

1850 (9.1)

1384 (6.8)

461 (2.3)

223 (1.1)

4142 (20.3)

212 (10.4)

 The Netherlands

111712 (7.0)

97353 (6.1)

44868 (2.8)

18211 (1.1)

281863 (17.8)

15093 (9.5)

  1. Perinatal morbidity is defined as a combined measure of small for gestational age (SGA), preterm birth, congenital anomaly, and / or low Apgar score