Delivery outcomes and patterns of morbidity and mortality for neonatal admissions in five Kenyan hospitals.
dc.contributor.author | Aluvaala, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Okello, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Murithi, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Wafula, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Wanjala, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Isika, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Wasunna, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Were, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Nyamai, R | |
dc.contributor.author | English, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-08T13:12:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-08T13:12:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Abstract Send to: J Trop Pediatr. 2015 Apr 4. pii: fmv024. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25841436 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/81953 | |
dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional survey was conducted in neonatal and maternity units of five Kenyan district public hospitals. Data for 1 year were obtained: 3999 maternal and 1836 neonatal records plus tallies of maternal deaths, deliveries and stillbirths. There were 40 maternal deaths [maternal mortality ratio: 276 per 100 000 live births, 95% confidence interval (CI): 197-376]. Fresh stillbirths ranged from 11 to 43 per 1000 births. A fifth (19%, 263 of 1384, 95% CI: 11-30%) of the admitted neonates died. Compared with normal birth weight, odds of death were significantly higher in all of the low birth weight (LBW, <2500 g) categories, with the highest odds for the extremely LBW (<1000 g) category (odds ratio: 59, 95% CI: 21-158, p < 0.01). The observed maternal mortality, stillbirths and neonatal mortality call for implementation of the continuum of care approach to intervention delivery with particular emphasis on LBW babies. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.subject | developing countries; hospital care; maternal mortality; neonatal morbidity and mortality; still births | en_US |
dc.title | Delivery outcomes and patterns of morbidity and mortality for neonatal admissions in five Kenyan hospitals. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en | en_US |
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