IMPACT OF INTENSIVE NRP TRAINING TO POINT OF CARE DOCTORS AND NURSES IN DECREASING ASPHYXIA RELATED NEONATAL MORBIDITY AND EARLY NEONATAL MORTALITY IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Objective-Perinatal asphyxia is a important cause of admission in sick newborn care unit. Intensive training on neonatal resuscitation of point of care doctors and nurses can change the asphyxia related outcome in a tertiary care hospital. Design – Before after study design. Setting-Tertiary care hospital delivery room and neonatal care unit. Intervention-Intensive neonatal resuscitation hands on training of point of care doctors and nurses as per neonatal resuscitation protocol by National Neonatology Forum. Outcome- There is signicant decrease in perinatal asphyxia related admission in sick newborn care unit in after group. Early neonatal mortality also decreased. Conclusion – Increasing the awareness of appropriate and timely neonatal resuscitation at delivery point change the outcome of neonatal care unit of tertiary care hospital.