Prevalence and associated factors of birth asphyxia among live births at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than one third of the neonatal deaths at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Debre Tabor General Hospital (DTGH) are attributable to birth asphyxia. Most of these neonates are referred from the maternity ward in the hospital. Concerns have also been raised regarding delayed intrapartum decisions for emergency obstetrics action in the hospital. However, there has been no recent scientific evidence about the exact burden of birth asphyxia and its specific determinants among live births at maternity ward of DTGH. Moreover, the public health importance of delivery time and professional mix of labor attendants haven't been addressed in the prior studies.

Methods

Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted on a sample of 582 mother newborn dyads at matern

SUBMITTER: Bayih WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594464 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature