Medical and Life-style Risk Factors Affecting Fetal Mortality, 1989-90 A report entitled "Medical and Life-style Risk Factors Affecting Fetal Mortality, 1989-90" was released by the National Center for Health Statistics. This report presents fetal mortality data by medical and life-style risk factors of mothers as reported from fetal death and birth records. The revision of the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death in 1989 expanded the medical and health data available on mothers and fetuses and is the source of the data. Data Highlights: Maternal medical conditions most strongly associated with having a fetal death were problems with amniotic fluid levels and blood disorders. Fetal mortality was 35 percent greater when tobacco was used during pregnancy and 77 percent greater when alcohol was consumed during pregnancy. The complication of labor most strongly associated with fetal mortality was abruptio placenta.
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