Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) – a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths
Authors:
- J Frederik FrøenJFJ Frederik Frøen
- Halit PinarHPHalit Pinar
- Vicki FlenadyVFVicki Flenady
- Safiah BahrinSBSafiah Bahrin
- Adrian CharlesACAdrian Charles
- Lawrence ChaukeLCLawrence Chauke
- Katie DayKDKatie Day
- Charles W DukeCDCharles W Duke
- Fabio FacchinettiFFFabio Facchinetti
- Ruth C FrettsRFRuth C Fretts
- Glenn GardenerGGGlenn Gardener
- Kristen GilshenanKGKristen Gilshenan
Open Access
- 10 June 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Vol. 9 (1) , 22
Abstract
A carefully classified dataset of perinatal mortality will retain the most significant information on the causes of death. Such information is needed for health care policy development, surveillance and international comparisons, clinical services and research. For comparability purposes, we propose a classification system that could serve all these needs, and be applicable in both developing and developed countries. It is developed to adhere to basic concepts of underlying cause in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), although gaps in ICD prevent classification of perinatal deaths solely on existing ICD codes.Keywords
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