This is the clinical analysis of 2, 261 deliveries performed at Chung-Ang University Hospital from January, 1981 to December, 1985.
The results were as follows:
1. In the distribution of age, the 25--´29 aged group was the most common (65.37%).
2. The majority of patients, 1, 955 cases (86. 4io), were found in the group of gestational periods between 38 and 42 weeks.
3. More than half of the mothers were primipara (54.450).
4. Delivery methods were normal vaginal delivery in 58.60%, vacuum extracted delivery in 14.99 and cesarean section in 26.41,0.
5. In the distribution of body weight, the 3, 000^3, 499gm group was the most common (42.68%).
6. Analysis between the weight of new-born infants and their gestational periods showed the following
distribution: at term (38,42 weeks) 76.47% weighed between 3, 000--´3, 999 gm; longer than 43 weeks
all were over 2, 500 gm. before 33 weeks 31.69weighed less than 2, 499 gm.
7. The Apgar score at 1 minute who was born between 3842 weeks was most favorable (99. 16%´scored over 4 on Apgar).
8. The overall neonatal death rate was 9.95 and perinatal death rate 21.67.
9. The perinatal death rate less than 36 weeks of gestational periods was 251.70 whereas gestational
periods between 3842 weeks and those above 43 weeks had death rate of 10.42 and 9. 35 respectively.
10. The perinatal death rate of newborns with the body weight below 2, 499 gm was highest (258. 99).
11. The most common cause of neonatal death was hypoxia (54.55%).
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