Perinatal mortality : the causes of stillbirth and early neonatal death as occurring in the obstetrical units of the University of Cape Town during the years 1952-1955 inclusive, with a statistical analysis of 1933 perinatal deaths, with special reference to the part played by antenatal supervision and prematurity in the white and non-white patient

It is only within the last 2 decades that much attention has been focused on foetal mortality, what with the spectacular fall in the maternal morbidity consequent on the vast improvements in antenatal care, the consequences of the discovery of the antibiotics, and the liberal transfusions.