• The impact of antenatal care utilization on admissions to neonatal intensive care units and perinatal mortality in Georgia 

      Manjavidze, Tinatin; Rylander, Charlotta; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil; Kazakhashvili, Nata; Anda, Erik Eik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-02)
      <i>Introduction</i> - Appropriate antenatal care (ANC) utilization has direct, significant effects on perinatal mortality (PM). Georgia has one of the highest PM rates (11.7 per 1000 births) in Europe and launched a more intensive ANC programme in 2018.<p> <p><i>Aim</i> - To evaluate the associations between the Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization (APNCU) index and neonatal intensive care unit ...
    • Incidence and Causes of Perinatal Mortality in Georgia 

      Manjavidze, Tinatin; Rylander, Charlotta; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil; Kazakhashvili, Nata; Anda, Erik Eik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-28)
      Georgia has one of the highest perinatal mortality rates (i.e., stillbirths and early neonatal deaths combined) in Europe. The Georgian Birth Registry was started in 2016 to provide data for preventive measures of maternal and child health. In this study, we aim to determine the incidence of perinatal mortality, assess the distribution of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths, and to determine the ...
    • Unattended Pregnancies and Perinatal Mortality in Georgia 

      Manjavidze, Tinatin; Rylander, Charlotta; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil; Kazakhashvili, Nata; Anda, Erik Eik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-15)
      <p><i>Introduction:</i> The majority of pregnant women in Georgia attend the free-of-charge, national antenatal care (ANC) programme, but over 5% of pregnancies in the country are unattended. Moreover, Georgia has one of the highest perinatal mortality (PM) rates in Europe (11.7/1000 births). <p><i>Purpose:</i> To assess the association between unattended pregnancies and the risk of PM. <p><i>Methods:</i> ...