Quality of survivals on conservative neonatal care.
Quantity as well as quality of survivals determine the performance of a neonatal centre. Our centre has succeeded in improving survival with low cost technology without compromising the quality. Neurodevelopmental handicap was low on a 1-year follow-up. No baby had retinopathy of prematurity or hearing deficit. Dropout rate has been high although comprising of mainly full-term or near-term babies with mild perinatal asphyxia or mild respiratory distress or requiring instrumentation during delivery. Longer follow-up is desirable.
Kadam
S B
SB
Institute of Child Health, Grant Medical College, Bombay, India.
Daga
S R
SR
Daga
A S
AS
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors