Miroslav Korbeľ, Miroslav Borovský, Ján Danko, Zuzana Nižňanská, Peter Kaščák, Darina Chovancová
The analysis of some perinatal outcomes in the Slovak Republic in the year 2014 is presented. The number of life births
increased to 55 075. Frequency of preterm deliveries decreased to 7.5 %. Total perinatal mortality was 5.3 per 1 000
of live births and stillbirths (0.53 %), but according to WHO criteria it was 6.4 (0.64 %). Early neonatal mortality rate
was 2.2 per 1000 live births, and foetal mortality (stillbirths) was 3.1 per 1 000 of live births and stillbirths, according to
WHO criteria it was 4.2 (0.42 %). Specific perinatal mortality rate of low birth weight newborns was 45.8, very low birth
weight newborns 154, extremely low birth weight newborns 209 and incredible low birth weight 284 per 1 000 of total
births (it was 4.58 %, 15.4 % , 20.9 % and 28.4 % respectively).