Neonatal morbidity and mortality patterns in NICU at Al-Ameen Medical College and Hospital, Bijapur

Abstract

Background: Despite improvements in perinatal care, there is still a high rate of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing nations like India. Neonatal period is defined as from birth upto first 28 days of life. Methods: An observational prospective study was done with sample size of 600 babies admitted in NICU at AMCH, Bijapur during the period from January 2021 to August 2022. During the 18 months period of study, data was collected based on babies admitted with respect to gestational age, weight and day of life. Results: The data analysis for morbidity showed that respiratory distress syndrome 24.6%, birth asphyxia with HIE 18.7%, jaundice 17.5%, sepsis 12.3%, meconium aspiration syndrome 4.7%, major congenital anomaly 3.4%, respiratory distress (other causes) 1.8%, others 17.3%. The disease wise mortality among neonates admitted to nicu was studied and were found that respiratory distress syndrome 35.5%, birth asphyxia with HIE 25.4%, sepsis 23.3%, major congenital malformations 6.1%, meconium aspiration syndrome 5.5%, others 4.1%. Conclusions: The most common causes of admission were respiratory distress syndrome, birth asphyxia, jaundice, sepsis, meconium aspiration syndrome and major congenital anomalies. The most common causes of mortality were respiratory distress syndrome, birth asphyxia, sepsis and major congenital malformations.