[
    {
        "id": "osp-11258",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Perinatal Mortality Rate as a Quality Indicator of Healthcare in Al-Dakhiliyah Region, Oman",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Santosh",
                "given": "Asha"
            },
            {
                "family": "Zunjarwad",
                "given": "Geeta"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Nabhani",
                "given": "Ilham"
            },
            {
                "family": "A.",
                "given": "Jamila"
            },
            {
                "family": "Sherkawy",
                "given": "Bahaa E."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Busaidi",
                "given": "Ibrahim H."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/perinatal-mortality-rate-as-a-quality-indicator-of-healthcare-in-al-dakhiliyah-region-oman",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "13",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "545-550",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.1524",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to provide insight into the causes of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths and identify better intervention strategies. Methods: This was a retrospective study during a 7-year period (January 2003 to December 2009) of all stillbirths and early neonatal deaths at the Nizwa regional referral hospital in Al-Dakhiliyah region, Oman. Results: Of a total 27,668 births, there were 244 stillbirths and 157 early neonatal deaths. The perinatal mortality rate (PMR) was 14.49/1,000 births. The period-specific rates were 17.23/1,000 in 2003, 18.33/1,000 in 2004, 15.20/1,000 in 2005, 12.20/1,000 in 2006, 12.46/1,000 in 2007 and 12.09/1000 in 2008. This decline in the death rate was significant (P ="
    }
]