Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among newborns delivered in Sao Tome & Principe: A case‒control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Newborns with one-or-more adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) are at greater risk of mortality or long-term morbidity with health impacts into adulthood. Hence, identifying ABO-associated factors is crucial for devising relevant interventions. For this study, ABOs were defined as prematurity (PTB) for gestational age <37 weeks, low birth weight (LBW) <2.5 kg, macrosomia >4 kg, asphyxia for a 5-minute Apgar score <7, congenital anomalies, and neonatal sepsis. This study aimed to assess factors associated with ABOs among babies delivered at the only hospital of Sao Tome & Principe (STP), a resource-constrained sub-Saharan-Central African country.

Methods

A hospital-based unmatched case‒control study was conducted among newborns from randomly selected mothers. Newborns wit

SUBMITTER: Vasconcelos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328319 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature