Care seeking at time of childbirth, and maternal and perinatal mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh
Carine Ronsmans, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, Marge Koblinsky & Anisuddin Ahmed
Volume 88, Number 4, April 2010, 289-296
Table 3. Early neonatal mortality by year of birth and highest level of care at pregnancy termination, birth or death, Matlab, Bangladesh, 1987–2005
| Year of birth | No skilled obstetric care |
Basic obstetric care only |
Comprehensive obstetric care |
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| % of live births | Early neonatal mortality ratea (95% CI) | % of live births | Early neonatal mortality ratea (95% CI) | % of live births | Early neonatal mortality ratea (95% CI) | |||
| 1987–1991 | 89.1 | 2869 (2592–3167) | 8.9 | 3901 (2927–5084) | 2.0 | 8389 (5503–1213) | ||
| 1992–1996 | 81.1 | 2602 (2306–2924) | 15.1 | 3359 (2607–4253) | 3.7 | 6804 (4730–9423) | ||
| 1997–2001 | 74.6 | 2090 (1819–2389) | 21.8 | 2932 (2352–3609) | 3.6 | 4490 (2835–6719) | ||
| 2002–2005 | 57.2 | 2101 (1761–2486) | 33.9 | 2766 (2263–3344) | 8.8 | 3398 (2351–4740) | ||
| Yearly trend | – | 0.97 (0.96–0.99) | – | 0.97 (0.95–0.99) | – | 0.93 (0.90–0.96) | ||
CI, confidence interval.
a Early neonatal deaths per 100 000 live births.