Citation
Title : Neonatal Mortality Rate in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Gharian Teaching Hospital
Authors : Abdalatif. M .Rajab, Ali. M .Ghareba
Abstract
The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of neonatal mortality among cases admitted to SCBU at Gharian Teaching Hospital . The study included all admitted newborn cases to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) over one year period from January to December 2009, they were 1267 newborns. Records about Gestational age, sex, birth weight, , mode of delivery, early or late neonatal deaths, duration of stay, main cause of admission and outcome of patients were taken. Results of study revealed that: mortality rate among studied newborns was (4.57%) from the total number of admitted newborns, the higher rate was observed among: premature newborns (70.69 %), cases suffering from respiratory problems (39.66%), birth asphyxia (25.86%), congenital malformations (20.69%) and also among artificially ventilated patients (80%). It is concluded that neonatal mortality is quite common at our SCBU with a rate of (4.57%