MC cause of neonatal moality: March 2013 (b, h)

Ans. C i.e. Prematurity Preterm bih is the most common cause of perinatal moality, causing almost 30 percent of neonatal deaths. Infant respiratory distress syndrome, in turn, is the leading cause of death in preterm infants, affecting about 1% of newborn infants. Bih defects cause about 21 percent of neonatal death.