Question
Denominator in perinatal mortality rate
A. Total births
B. Total live births
C. Live births + Still birth
D. Total number of newborns
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Ans: A. Total births
* PERINATAL MORTALITY RATE is the sum of the number of resident fetal deaths of 28 or more weeks gestation plus the number of resident newborns dying under 7 days of age in a specified geographic area (country, state, county, etc.) divided by TOTAL BIRTHS includes the sum of the number of resident live births plus the number of resident fetal deaths of 28 or more weeks gestation for the same geographic area (for a specified time period, usually a calendar year) and multiplied by 1,000.