Objective: to know the late fetal mortality rate (LFMR) in Chile between 1995 and 2004. Methods: descriptive study analyzing the fetal deaths occurred in Chile in the period 1995-2004. Results: the LFMR in the period studied was 4,4 /1000newborns (NB). The LFMR in 2004 was 3.7/1000 NB and the most prevalent etiologies were: gestational pathologies (49%), ovular pathologies (21.7%), intrauterine hypoxia (12.8%), congenital malformations (6.5%), maternal pathology not related with pregnancy (4.2%) and undetermined cause (3.7%). Conclusions: The LFMR and the frequency of the etiologies of fetal deaths found in our study were important to plan the
prevention strategies of perinathology.
Palabras clave:
Mortalidad Fetal/tendencias, Chile, Muerte Fetal, Complicaciones del Embarazo
Valdés R., E. ., Preisler R., J. ., & Toledo M. , V. . (2008). Muerte fetal: realidad en Chile entre 1995-2004. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 19(3), pp. 204–9. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2008.77002
