ADMISSION PATTERN AND OUTCOME OF NEONATES AT A TERTIARY CARE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN INDIA.

Abstract

Background: Children face the greatest risk of death in their rst 28 days of life. Avast majority of new born deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. Neonatal mortality rate in India is 26 per 1000 live births.Major causes of neonatal mortality are infections, pre-maturity and birth asphyxia. This study was under taken to nd out the outcomes of neonatal admission in the tertiary care hospital in north India. Method: The study is a retrospective analysis of case records of the neonates admitted between February st 1 , 2016 to June 30, 2016. Pro-forma was developed and validated for data collection. Results: Out of 1431 neonates (male: female ratio 1.56:1), admitted in the hospital during the study period, 1309(91.47%) were discharged after treatment, 112(7.83%) died during the treatment, 01(.07%) neonate was referred to another tertiary care centre for treatment and 09(0.63%) neonates were taken away by their attendants against medical advice. Conclusion: Although the outcomes in present study are encouraging but this may not be true representative gures of the all the sick neonates of the Kashmir division as many do not reach this hospital, implies that peripheral health care delivery services in general and perinatal services in particular may need to be strengthened.