|
Study
|
SGA <10%
|
Preterm
|
Term-SGA
|
Preterm-AGA
|
Preterm-SGA
|
Neonatal Mortality Rate*
|
Infant mortality Rate*
|
|---|
|
Brazil (1982) [11]
|
21.1
|
5.0
|
12.4
|
3.9
|
1.0
|
21
|
40
|
|
Brazil (1993) [12]
|
20.3
|
10.2
|
15.4
|
9.3
|
1.0
|
16
|
24
|
|
Brazil (2004) [13]
|
16.7
|
16.1
|
11.8
|
14.3
|
1.7
|
11
|
19
|
|
Philippines (1983) [15]
|
25.3
|
17.0
|
22.7
|
14.4
|
2.6
|
13
|
33
|
|
Zimbabwe (1997) [14]
|
32.8
|
7.6
|
29.9
|
4.7
|
2.9
|
9**
|
78
|
- *per 1000 live births
- **Enrollment of newborns occurred up to 96 hours after birth, and the study may have missed neonatal deaths prior to enrollment.
- SGA = small-for-gestational-age, AGA = appropriate-for-gestational-age. Preterm = below 37 completed weeks of gestation.
