Mortality of newborns to discharge from hospital in Croatia in 2006

UENPS.85 Mortality of newborns to discharge from hospital in Croatia in 2006 Boris Filipovic-Grcic⁎, Hrvoje Kniewald, Ruza Grizelj, Urelija Rodin, Jasminka Stipanovic-Kastelic, Emilja Juretic, Milan Stanojevic, Vesna Benjak, Furlan Ivanka Antoncic, Igor Prpic, Kokeza Jadranka Blaskovic, Zora Zakanj, Jurica Vukovic, Dorotea Ninkovic, Dorotea Bartonicek NICU, Zagreb, Croatia Department of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia NICU, Split, Croatia NICU, Rijeka, Croatia NICU, Osijek, Croatia Background and aim In recent years perinatal mortality in Croatia is reduced from about 10 to almost 5/1000. Early neonatalmortality (ENM) isoneof components of perinatal mortality. ENM is smaller than fetal mortality. Aim of this investigation is to analyze if lower counts of perinatal mortality in last years in Croatia are underestimated, and to find possible excess ofmortality of liveborn infants from perinatal causes later in the course of initial treatment. Materials and methods Perinatal report data are collected from all hospitals in the country, and analyzed the proportion of liveborns who died according to the age at death.