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ied .1s t. ident.ifyv- ubsets . infECt ,:ases. Thi s
lassi fi na"io an-d he *n,.mber -and propoorti -D inn, t
deaths itr 7ach c.te. were: ....
"Prenata eis eal d-iaths related tot prenatal cau~ses)
(a]: 7y74 eses (23;),
"I r,-apar t.1m and day t deah" infant deaths related to
problems in lab,:,r and delivery) C b+cJ,: 34/74 cases (48,).
•Neonata.l deahs after day I" " infant
deaths related to
.:onditbions and illnesses affecting newborns) d+e : 23/74
,zases (31%').
These f'jnctional ,categories were used in some phases of data
analysis in which If was feilt hat t.he potential
pathophysilogical effe-:t :f a given risk
factor or problem
might differ among these categories.
2. 3oie ~ oic ,D 9nd develo,:Pmen t characte risic o C s.tjdv
families and their
(Wtuniies.
(With the exceptions noted,
in this and .he fo:,llowing sections proportions wil be ,
presented with the notation C . (cases), c (control s), and T *.
(total). Statistical inference is limited by sample Size to
perinatal/neonatal mortality; maternal .mortality is
described separaP ely]
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