Let’s have a look at a case scenario of a perinatal death:

A 16-year old woman - para zero with no medical history - presented in spontaneous labour at 29 certain weeks of gestation. She subsequently had a forceps delivery of a liveborn baby, weighing 1100g. The baby died on Day 2 of life from hyaline membrane disease.

•In this case the main cause of death in the infant - hyaline membrane disease.

•The baby was premature, which is reported in Section B.

•Spontaneous preterm labour is abnormal and should be reported as the main maternal condition contributing to the infant’s death. Forceps delivery can affect the foetus/infant and should be reported in section (e) as other relevant information.