A study on Neonatal Admission in Rural Medical Colleges

Abstract

Background: World Health Organization (WHO) has defined preterm birth as any live birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation. It occurs due
to many reasons. Mostly it happens spontaneously, but some preterm births are due to early induction of labor or cesarean birth. The most common
causes of preterm birth include multiple pregnancies, infections, and chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Subjects and
Methods: This study conducted in in a tertiary care centre. Total 104 neonates were included in this study and data were recoded as predesigned
Performa. Duration of this study was one year from. Results: In this study, 104 total cases were included, out of these 52.8% males and 47.2% were
females. Among the all these 49.1% were preterm & 50.9% were term maturity. In the present study, 50.9% cases were belongs to >2 kg weight
followed by 1-2 kg (44.2%) & <1kg (4.9%). This study had 33.6% mortality & 66.4% mortality. Conclusion: This study showed that more emphasis
should be given to increase antenatal visits in rural areas, maternal education, increasing maternal age at first pregnancy, prolongation of deliveries
till term and timely referral with adequate numbers of health care staff.