... (ICD-10), by WHO, defines foetal deaths using one of the three criteria in the following order; a birth weight of 500 grams or more; if birth weight is unknown, a gestational age of 22 weeks or ... neonate can be described with the letters (W and L) and numbers (1-8) of its weight and length zones. For example, if the birth weight of a newborn is in weight zone 6, i.e., between weight percentile ... worldwide. Of these perinatal deaths, 3.3 million are stillbirths while 3 million deaths occur in the first week of life (WHO, 2006). A total of 3.7 million deaths, accounting for almost 40% of...