Prevalence of perinatal asphyxia in neonates in a tertiary care center: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Introduction: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the major factors contributing to perinatal and early neonatal mortality in developing nations. The main objective this study was determine prevalence among newborns admitted at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional conducted All Hospital were included from January 2022 June 2022. convenient sampling method used. Recent version Statistical Package for Social Sciences used analyze data. Point estimate 95% Confidence Interval determined along with frequency proportion. Results: total 386 babies over six months NICU enrolled out which 65 (16.83%) asphyxiated Interval. Among newborns, 47 (72%) delivered hospital remaining 18 (28%) not. male newborn 42 (64%) female 23 (36%). HIE I detected 44 (68%), II 17 (26%) III 3 (7%) newborns. case fatality rate observed. Conclusions: 16.83% quite similar studies done other tertiary care hospitals Nepal. asphyxia, or more accurately, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), continues be a cause significant long-term morbidity Therefore, current knowledge about obstetric should intensified.