Pattern of admission and outcome of low birth weight neonates in tertiary care hospital
Muhammad Ali, Nudrat Rashid, Muhammad Alam Khan, Ayesha Anwar
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ABSTRACT
Background: Pakistan is among the countries with
highest neonatal deaths with an estimated 245,000 neonatal deaths annually and
reported neonatal mortality rate of 46 per 1000 live births.
Aim: To determine the pattern of low birth weight
neonates and their outcome in the Neonatal Unit of Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Methods: This
cross-sectional study was conducted in the neonatal unit of department of
Pediatrics, Mayo hospital Lahore from July 2016 to June 2017. All low birth
weight babies (<2500 grams) admitted in first 24 hours of life in neonatal
units of Mayo Hospital, Lahore were included in the study by non-probability
convenient sampling. Data was analyzed by SPSS 24 and was presented as
frequency table.
Results: In present
study, total 2142 newborns were enrolled. Out of 2142, 200(9.3%) were <1000
grams, 583(27.21%) were 1000-1499 grams and 1359 (63.4%) were 1500-2500 grams.
Out of 2142, 631(29.45%) did not survived while 1511(70.54%) survived.
Conclusion: In our study,
majority of newborns were moderately low birth weight. This could be reduced by
proper antenatal care and in time referral to tertiary care centers of all high
risk pregnancies.
Keywords Newborn, Low birth weight, outcome
ABSTRACT
Background: Pakistan is among the countries with
highest neonatal deaths with an estimated 245,000 neonatal deaths annually and
reported neonatal mortality rate of 46 per 1000 live births.
Aim: To determine the pattern of low birth weight
neonates and their outcome in the Neonatal Unit of Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Methods: This
cross-sectional study was conducted in the neonatal unit of department of
Pediatrics, Mayo hospital Lahore from July 2016 to June 2017. All low birth
weight babies (<2500 grams) admitted in first 24 hours of life in neonatal
units of Mayo Hospital, Lahore were included in the study by non-probability
convenient sampling. Data was analyzed by SPSS 24 and was presented as
frequency table.
Results: In present
study, total 2142 newborns were enrolled. Out of 2142, 200(9.3%) were <1000
grams, 583(27.21%) were 1000-1499 grams and 1359 (63.4%) were 1500-2500 grams.
Out of 2142, 631(29.45%) did not survived while 1511(70.54%) survived.
Conclusion: In our study,
majority of newborns were moderately low birth weight. This could be reduced by
proper antenatal care and in time referral to tertiary care centers of all high
risk pregnancies.
Keywords Newborn, Low birth weight, outcome