Kee F, Stewart D, Jenkins J, Ritchie A, Watson J D
Ulster Med J. 1989 Apr;58(1):40-5.
Perinatal mortality in Northern Ireland has been declining over the last 30 years, but the factors which may account for this fall have not been clearly delineated. Crude perinatal mortality figures yield very little insight into the problem, and meaningful management statistics are urgently required if service performance is to be reasonably assessed. This paper sets out the case for birth-weight standardisation and explores the utility of a broad diagnostic taxonomy of causes of death.
在过去30年里，北爱尔兰的围产期死亡率一直在下降，但导致这一下降的因素尚未明确界定。粗略的围产期死亡率数据对该问题的洞察非常有限，如果要合理评估服务表现，迫切需要有意义的管理统计数据。本文阐述了出生体重标准化的理由，并探讨了死因广泛诊断分类法的效用。
