Rip M R, Keen C S, Woods D L
S Afr Med J. 1986 Dec 20;70(13):827-30.
All births and perinatal deaths from Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, during the first 8 months of 1985 were analysed. Out of a total of 4,228 liveborn infants 66.4% were delivered by the Peninsula Maternity and Neonatal Service (PMNS), while the remaining 33.6% were born to private patients. There was an overall preterm rate of 11.0%, while 13.8% of infants had a birth weight of less than 2,500 g. Only 16.1% of mothers booked early. The perinatal mortality rate was 22.2/1,000 and the stillbirth rate 12.6/1,000. The stillbirth rate for private patients was more than 6 times lower than that for their PMNS counterparts (2.8 v. 17.5/1,000).
对1985年开普敦米切尔平原前8个月的所有分娩和围产期死亡情况进行了分析。在总共4228名活产婴儿中，66.4%由半岛母婴服务机构（PMNS）接生，其余33.6%为私立医院接生的产妇所生。总体早产率为11.0%，13.8%的婴儿出生体重低于2500克。只有16.1%的母亲提前预约。围产期死亡率为22.2‰，死产率为12.6‰。私立医院产妇的死产率比PMNS产妇低6倍多（2.8‰对17.5‰）。
