Perinatal death¿two microprocessor applications that may help to reduce its incidence

The perinatal death rate is still too high. For every 1000 deliveries in England in 1975, there were 19 deaths during the period between the start of labour and the seventh day of life. Eight of these deaths occurred after birth. All work towards lowering the risk is of benefit, and may contribute to the gradual decline in perinatal mortality that has been seen since records began