title: Burden of perinatal conditions in Yemen: a 12-year hospital-based study.
abstract: We conducted a 12-year retrospective analysis of perinatal characteristics at Al-Sabeen Hospital, Sana'a. There were 62168 births, 2936 stillbirths and 5434 perinatal deaths. There were 14 576 (24.6%) preterm low-birth-weight (LBW) babies. Early neonatal death (ENND) rate was 42.2/1000 live births. Of the 10 546 neonates admitted to the special baby care unit (SBCU), 40.1% were preterm LBW and 2147 (20.4%) died (80.6% were preterm LBW). The last 4 years showed a 17.2% increase in stillbirths and a 40.5% reduction in ENND compared with the first 4 years. In the SBCU, reduction in ENND was > 70%. Respiratory distress accounted for 63.8% of deaths in the SBCU and birth asphyxia 15.0%. Our results reflect the poor antenatal and delivery care services in Yemen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen. sbanaj@yemen.net.ye
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Banajeh
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Rabee
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Al-Arashi
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality; D017281:Cost of Illness; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016014:Linear Models; D009017:Morbidity; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000453:epidemiology; D015006:Yemen / Q000453:epidemiology