Congenital pneumonia as a cause of perinatal mortality in the Russian Federation

• Aleksandr I. Shchegolev
• Tumanova Ulyana N.
• Shuvalova Marina P.
• Olga I. Frolova

AbstractThe results of the analysis of Rosstat data for 2010 and 2014 about stillbirths and early neonatal deaths due to congenital pneumonia are shown. In 2014, congenital pneumonia was the initial cause of death in 0.35% of cases of stillbirth and of 8.34% of newborn deaths at the first 6 days of life. The frequency of deaths from congenital pneumonia and factors contributing to its development varies in different Federal districts of the Russian Federation. A role in the development of congenital pneumonia playing infectious diseases of mother, as well as inflammatory lesions of the placenta.

Keywords:congenital pneumonia, stillbirth, perinatal mortality, early neonatal mortality, regional features

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