Background: LBW is defined as weight at birth less than 2.5kg irrespective of gestational age. neonate remains much higher risk morbidity and mortality normal baby. Morbidity among babies are a major health problem in our country, so it’s important to identify factors. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 153 extramural neonates admitted Neonatal intensive care unit civil...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the obstetric and sonographic parameters associated with perinatal mortality and neonatal intensive care unit admission (NICU) in pregnancies affected by small for gestational age before 34 weeks gestation. Study recruited 313 singleton pregnancies who were referred if small fetal size was suspected due to clinical evaluation in the antenatal setting. The p...

OBJECTIVE To determine the factors associated with mortality in a hospitalised cohort of infants in Asmara, Eritrea. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional review of all 2006 admissions to a specialised neonatal intensive care unit. Data on gestational age (prematurity), age at presentation, birth weight, gender, mode of delivery, Apgar score, maternal age, birth location, admission diagnosis, ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of admission cardiotocography and Doppler auscultation of the fetal heart on neonatal outcome and levels of obstetric intervention in a low risk obstetric population. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Obstetric unit of teaching hospital PARTICIPANTS Pregnant women who had no obstetric complications that warranted continuous monitoring of fetal hea...

OBJECTIVES To compare the maternal and neonatal outcomes between perineal shaving and hair cutting in parturients on admission in labor MATERIAL AND METHOD Five hundred pregnant women with labor pain and no medical or obstetric complications were selected at random on admission to be assigned into two groups at Rajavithi Hospital from 1st November 2001 to 28th February 2002. Forty two women w...

OBJECTIVE To explore the independent effects of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on maternity care and costs. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Estimates for maternity care resource activity and costs for 4,372 women, of whom 354 (8.1%) were diagnosed with GDM, were generated from data from the Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy (ATLANTIC DIP) database. Multivariate regression analysis was applied t...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth (PTB) is responsible for 70% of neonatal mortalities. Various factors influence the risk of neonatal mortality in different populations. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to evaluate neonatal survival rate of preterm infants, and to define its predictors in Iranian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study included all preterm (26-37 weeks) infants...

Background Neonatal sepsis is one of the major causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality globally. Its incidence varies from 1 to 4 cases per 1,000 live births in developed countries. The burden of the problem occurs in the developing world while most confirmation is derived from developed countries. This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of neonatal sepsi...