title: Early neonatal morbidity and mortality in a city based medical college nursery.
abstract: Early neonatal morbidity & mortality were studied in 7972 viable live born babies over one year period in Medical College, Calcutta. Early neonatal morbidity and mortality rate were 66.85 & 32.86 respectively. About 48% of Early neonatal deaths occurred in 1st 48 hours & 80% within first 72 hours of life. Early neonatal mortality rate per 1000 was maximum in babies born of a primi (43.03) and grand multiparous mother (103.89); maternal age less than 20 yrs. (44.15), and more than 30 yrs. (46.04) & in multiple pregnancy (142.85). It was highest in breech delivery (114.28) & with maternal disease like dribling (179), hypertension (146) & APH (116). Birth asphyxia contributed 65.26% of early neonatal deaths, followed by septicaemia (10.3%). Klebsiella was the most common (55%) organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Medical College, Calcutta.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basak
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bhowmik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008423:Maternal Age; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014504:Urban Health