title: Neonatal outcomes of Syrian refugees delivered in a tertiary hospital in Ankara, Turkey.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all Syrian immigrants from the TurkishSyrian border who delivered the Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity and Teaching Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Ankara, Turkey. Between January 2013 and December 2014 a total of 36,346 women gave birth at this center. Of these, 457 women were Syrian immigrants, comprising 1.2 % (457/36,346) of all deliveries. The number of births among Syrian refugees in Turkey appears to be increasing. Further research is needed to understand the relative morbidity of babies born to Syrian refugees compared to the local population, as well as the economic impact on facilities treating these cases.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, 06230 Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyüktiryaki
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, 06230 Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuat Emre
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Canpolat
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, 06230 Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Evrim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alyamaç Dizdar
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, 06230 Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilüfer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, 06230 Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülsüm
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kadıoğlu Şimşek
keywords: Economic burden; Neonate; Refugees; Syrian