Introduction: India has ⅕of the world's premature babies, and prematurity accounts for 40% of Neonatal Mortality in India. Determination of the cause of death is essential in formulating strategies to improve preterm care and reduce mortality.
Method: We conducted a retrospective study at the NICU of Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, a charitable hospital with a teaching institute, the Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences. We included all intramural babies between 24 and 32 weeks, born between 1st of January 2018 and 31stof December 2020, in the study to find out mortality rates and the etiology of the deaths that occurred.
Results: Overall mortality in babies <32 weeks was 12.39%, 33.33% in babies <28 weeks and 4.76% in babies between 28 and 32 weeks. The predominant cause of death was perinatal asphyxia (46.67%), followed by prematurity-related causes (40%), while sepsis accounted for 13.33% of deaths.
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