Biostatistics & Study Design USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 30 year old primigravid woman experiences an intrauterine fetal demise at 32 weeks' gestation. In the same hospital that year, there are 8 late fetal deaths and 12 neonatal deaths within the first 7 days of life among 4,000 total births. Which of the following is the perinatal mortality rate?
Answer choices
- A20 per 1,000 total births
- B50 per 1,000 total births
- C20 per 100,000 live births
- D5 per 1,000 total birthsCorrect answer
- E8 per 1,000 live births
- F3 per 1,000 total births
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