Causes of Mortality in Low Birth Weight Babies at a Tertiary Care Hospital

pattern of birth weight of new born babies at a tertiary care level

in the present study conducted at a tertiary care level during the period from 2000-2009, the proportion of birth weight (≥2.5 kg) of new born babies was 80.8%, low birth weight (<2.5 kg) of new born babies was 19.2%. of the new born babies, proportion of very low birth weight (<2 kg) was 6.9%. in this study, sex wise difference in the proportion of low birth weight new born babies was not sign...

Obstetric causes for delivery of very-low-birth-weight babies at Tygerberg Hospital.

Preterm delivery is the most important cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity in the developed world. 1 The prevalence of preterm delivery in First-World countries is 6-10%. 2 In developed countries very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) babies account for only 1-2.5% of all births. 3,4 However, more than half of prematurity-related deaths, morbidity and economic costs are due to VLBW neonates. 4 The...

Mortality in low birth weight infants according to level of neonatal care at hospital of birth.

OBJECTIVE In 1976, the Committee on Perinatal Health recommended that hospitals with no neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or intermediate NICUs transfer high-risk mothers and infants that weigh <2000 g to a regional NICU. This standard was based on expert opinion and has not been validated carefully. This study evaluated the effect of NICU level and patient volume at the hospital of birth on ...

The Duration of Hospitalization and Readmission Rate of Low Birth Weight Infants in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Isfahan, Iran

Background: Currently, the number of premature deliveries has been increasing, resulting in early postnatal discharge due to shortage of beds in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted through investigating the premature infants’ files for gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW) and duration of the first hospitalization. Furthermore, th...

Trends in birth weight and the prevalence of low birth weight in a tertiary care hospital,Chennai