All of the following statements hold true for perinatal moality rate except -

Ans. is `d' i.e., Total number of bihs in denominator o Denominator for perinatal moality rate is live bihs and not total bihs. o Perinatal moality includes both : Late foetal deaths : deaths after 28 weeks gestation . : Early neonatal deaths : deaths within 1st week of life o Babies included for perinatal death statistics should have the following features : a. bih weight above a minimum of 1000 gm. b. If bih weight is not available a gestation period of at least 28 weeks c. Where (a) and (b) are not available body lenght (crown-heel) at at last 35 cm . should be used. o Perinatal morality rate is then calculated as perinatal moality per 1000 live bihs in the same area. o Thus denominator for perinatal moality rate is live bihs and not total bihs.