CAUSES OF NEONATAL DEATHS IN AL- KADHIMIYA TEACHING HOSPITAL

Abdul Karim Al- Saady, Lamia

	CAUSES OF NEONATAL DEATHS IN AL- KADHIMIYA TEACHING HOSPITAL
IRAQI JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 44-48
Author
Lamia Abdul Karim Al- Saady
Abstract
Background: neonatal death is the death take place in the first 28 days of life. Although the neonatal mortality has been declining more rapidly than the post neonatal mortality in the recent decades, neonatal mortality continue to account for close to two third of all infants death. Aim: to review the main causes of neonatal death among the neonates admitted to the nursery care unit (NCU) in Al- Kadhimiya Teaching hospital for ten years period. in order to prevent or treat the treatable ones. Patients and Methods: Through a retrospective study, analysis of the medical records of all the admitted neonates to the NCU in Al- Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital during the period between 1995 -2005, the medical information were analyzed to find the important causes of neonatal deaths. Results: the number of admitted cases during this period was 2683 cases and the total numbers of deaths were 982 cases (36.6%). We found that the main causes of death were Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), neonatal sepsis, birth asphyxia, congenital anomalies, meconium aspiration and infant of diabetic mother. Conclusion: the most important causes of deaths were sepsis, birth asphyxia and congenital anomalies. Prevention of prematurity as a major cause for RDS will lead to a decrease in neonatal mortality and morbidity, and a significant reduction will depend on genetic counseling and prevention of congenital anomalies. Key Words: Neonatal Death, NCU, RDS .
Keywords
Neonatal Death; NCU; RDS

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