Risk Factors for Neonatal Mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta City
El-Ganainy, H., El-Mashad, A., Shihab, N., Abu-Hamama, A. (2019). Risk Factors for Neonatal Mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta City. EKB Journal Management System, 75(1), 1996-2006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.29332
Hadeer Fahmy Ramadan El-Ganainy; Abd El-Rahman Mohamed El-Mashad; Nihal Salah Shihab; Ashraf Mohamed Abu-Hamama. "Risk Factors for Neonatal Mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta City". EKB Journal Management System, 75, 1, 2019, 1996-2006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.29332
El-Ganainy, H., El-Mashad, A., Shihab, N., Abu-Hamama, A. (2019). 'Risk Factors for Neonatal Mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta City', EKB Journal Management System, 75(1), pp. 1996-2006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.29332
El-Ganainy, H., El-Mashad, A., Shihab, N., Abu-Hamama, A. Risk Factors for Neonatal Mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta City. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 75(1): 1996-2006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.29332

Risk Factors for Neonatal Mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta City

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 14, Volume 75, Issue 1, April 2019, Page 1996-2006  XML PDF (932.7 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.29332
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Authors
Hadeer Fahmy Ramadan El-Ganainy email 1; Abd El-Rahman Mohamed El-Mashad1; Nihal Salah Shihab2; Ashraf Mohamed Abu-Hamama1
1Department of Pediatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
2Department of Public Health and Community medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Neonatal period is the weakest period of life as it causes high rates of morbidity and mortality due to various diseases, especially in preterm infants and those with low birth weight. Aim of the present study: assessment of the risk factors and incidence of neonatal mortality in neonatal intensive care units in Tanta city. Subjects and Methods: Multi-centric prospective Cohort study that was conduct in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Tanta city (5 public centers and 10 private centers). The duration was 6 months from August 2017 to January 2018. Results: Incidence of neonatal mortality among the studied sample during a period of six months was 27.7%. The most common cause of neonatal deaths was prematurity (39.4%). Cesarean section was the highest maternal risk factors (64.3%) among the study sample. Positive consanguinity was found in 52% and had statistically significant on neonatal mortality. There was no statistically significant difference between survived and expired neonates, while gestational age and birth weight were statistically significant. Neonatal mortality was higher between lower gestational age and lower birth weight. Conclusion: Neonatal mortality rates were found to be significantly high in prematurity, low gestational age, low birth weight, cesarean section and positive consanguinity. Improvement of health care qualities is needed to control the preventable risk factors and decrease neonatal morality.
Keywords
neonatal mortality; Neonatal Intensive Care Units
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