Morbidity and mortality pattern of admitted newborn in Special Newborn Care Unit at district hospital, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Background: Special newborn care unit is formed to give facility based newborn care at district hospital. It is essential to know the competence of Special newborn care unit. The purpose of this study is to study the morbidity and mortality pattern of admitted newborn in Special Newborn Care Unit at district hospital, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Material and methods: Hospital based secondary data collected from Special Newborn Care Unit of the district hospital of Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The study period was from September 2020 to December 2020. The sample size for this study was 360 admitted newborn. Univariate and bivariate analysis done to get expected result. Kappa agreement is also used to show agreement between initial and final diagnosis of morbidity. Results: The most predominant cause of morbidity among newborn was Perinatal Asphyxia (44.4%). Around 72.5% of admitted newborn successfully discharged from hospital and 7.8 % of admitted newborn died. The relative risk of mortality was highest from low birth weight. There is 87% of agreement between initial diagnosis and final diagnosis of morbidity with p-value < 0.0001. Conclusion: A high proportion of newborns suffer from perinatal asphyxia. There is scope and need for a reduction of mortality of admitted newborns. This study will help hospital administration improve the healthcare situation of admitted newborns.