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R R Gordon

Publications and source records attributed to R R Gordon.

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PubMed1989

Post neonatal mortality rates--Scotland.

Post Neonatal Mortality Rates in Scotland have been equal to those of North and South England since 1975. In this respect there is no longer any inequality in health. However, Social Class V still has a higher rate than Social Class I and the rate for illegitimates is the same as for Social Class V. As a result the illegitimate rate remains much higher than that for legitimates in spite of the enormous increase in illegitimate number since 1960. With 18% of all live births now born illegitimate they represent infant (social) deprivation better than Social Class V--which now constitutes only 5% of live births.

Humans↗
PubMed1977

Neonatal and "perinatal" mortality rates by birth weight.

Neonatal and "perinatal" mortality rates by birth weight were compared for Sheffield and for England and Wales. The fall in neonatal mortality rate for Sheffield infants weighing 2500 g or less was partly due to the excessive fall in numbers in the 1000 g or less group: this effect was also present in England and Wales but was less pronounced. Perinatal mortality rates may be lowered either by reducing (a) the number of stillbirths, (b) the number of preterm live births, or (c) by salvaging a greater percentage of the latter. For liveborn births it is suggested that the second approach would be better than the third. So far there is no evidence that superintensive care for those weighing 1000 g or less reduces their mortality rate.

Birth Weight↗
PubMed1977

Disproportion in the falling birth rate.

Since 1962 there has been a disproportionately greater fall in the number of small (less than 1000 g) live births than total live births: this has applied to Sheffield and to England and Wales but more to the former. This may have affected falling neonatal mortality rates.

Birth Rate↗
PubMed1977

Premature baby statistics.

For 27 years annual figures have been kept of all infants weighing 2500 g or less born in the maternity department of the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. The initial neonatal mortality rate (death within the first four weeks after birth) was then around 30% and is now 10%. This reduction is partly due to a decreased mortality rate among the individual weight groups but also to an increasing number of larger infants and a decreasing number of infants of low birth weight in the "high-risk" category.

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