Neonatal Outcome in Anemic Mothers: A Prospective Study

Shah, Nisha; Upadhyay, Chintan; Sahota, Ravi

doi:10.14260/jemds/1466

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“…The current study found that maternal education was not a major risk factor for neonatal sepsis (Table 1). This finding is in line with studies in Ghana [23] [30], but it is at odds with earlier findings in Nepal [31] which found that the risk of neonatal sepsis was statistically associated to maternal education in a case-control study in Nepal. Compared to mothers who were not educated, it is anticipated that women who are educated will have more understanding of how to care for the infant and practice better hygiene habits to avoid sepsis [32].…”

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Factors Associated with Neonatal Sepsis: A Case Study at Chilenje General Hospital in the Neonatal Unit and Paediatric Wards

Monde,

Ngoma,

Zulu

et al. 2024

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Background: Neonatal sepsis is known to result in 26% of mortalities in children below the age of five worldwide, countries in Sub-Saharan African recording the highest deaths. Although the deaths of neonates have reduced world over up to 3.6 million counts, Chilenje General Hospital continues to register significant numbers of neonatal sepsis. This study aimed at investigating the factors associated with neonatal sepsis at Chilenje General Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study design was conducted at Chilenje General Hospital. Data were collected by the use of a researcher designed questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 25. Frequencies were used for descriptive analysis while bivariate analysis was used to establish association among risk factors and outcome variables. Variables with significant association at 5% level were further subjected to multivariate analysis at α ≤ 0.05. Results: The study showed that out of 156 neonates, 40.4% (63/156) developed neonatal sepsis. Maternal factors that projected the incidence of sepsis amongst neonates were distance to nearest health facility [AOR: 6.

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Factors Associated with Neonatal Sepsis: A Case Study at Chilenje General Hospital in the Neonatal Unit and Paediatric Wards

Monde,

Ngoma,

Zulu

et al. 2024

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“…The disparity in results may be because of inclusion of mothers of neonates with proven sepsis. 10 The results of our study showed significant association of EONS with birth asphyxia and unclean vaginal examination. The Apgar score <7 in the first minute has a risk of 8.09 times to the occurrence of EONS (p=0.002).…”

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Ascertainment of risk factors and clinical course for neonates with early onset sepsis in a tertiary care hospital, rural area, Punjab

Kashyap¹,

Kaur

Sareen

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Neonatal sepsis is the most common cause for neonatal mortality and morbidity. Despite advances in neonatal care, the impact of neonatal sepsis remains marked in developing countries. Thus identifying the risk factors is crucial for optimizing neonatal care. Methods: A prospective study was conducted among inborn and outborn neonates with risk factors or clinical features of Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis admitted in nursery and Neonatal intensive care unit, GSMCH, Banur, Distt Patiala, Punjab during the period from August 2014 to January 2015. Outcome variables were the association of neonatal, maternal and environmental factors with Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis (EONS). Overall clinical course in terms of survival/death, Short term outcome of those who survived based on clinical improvement and culture sensitivity report. Analysis was done using percentage, range, mean, standard deviation. Chi square test and multivariate regression analysis was done for comparison between various risk factors and EONS. Results: A total of 85 neonates were enrolled in the study. There were 71 (83.42%) inborn neonates and 14 (16.47%) neonates were outborn. Based on Haematological System Score of >3, sepsis among the inborn neonates was present in 29(40.84%), while in outborn babies sepsis was present in 13 (92.85%) neonates which was statistically significant (p=0.000). Comparison of risk factors like birth asphyxia and unclean vaginal examination showed statistically significant difference (p=0.002; 0.002) between neonates with sepsis and those without sepsis. Conclusions: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The study concludes that birth asphyxia and unclean vaginal examination are strong risk factors for early onset neonatal sepsis.

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“…Emphasis on identification, prevention, and amelioration of anemia has a significant impact on the incidence of LBW. [ 20 21 22 ] In the present study, the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 70.1% which is higher than that reported by NFHS 4 (50%). [ 1 ] Various studies have reported anemia prevalence in India ranging from 23.0%–89.0%.…”

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Epidemiological determinants of low birth weight: A prospective study

Kouser

Bala

Sahni

et al. 2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Context: Infant and child survival is recognized as an essential ingredient for the overall health of a society. Aims: To study the magnitude and epidemiological determinants of LBW. Settings and Design: Community-based longitudinal study. Subjects and Methods: A prospective study was conducted for a period of 1 year in Block R.S Pura, Jammu where 364 pregnant women registered at four randomly selected PHCs were followed to assess the magnitude of LBW and to study its association with various determinants. Statistical Analysis Used: Data was analyzed using MS Excel and Open epi version 3.01. Results: Severe anemia, heavy physical activity, low socioeconomic status, illiteracy, extreme ages, and short stature of women were found to be significantly associated with a higher incidence of LBW babies. Conclusion: There is a need to focus on the sensitization of grass-root level health workers as well as pregnant females and their families on the importance of antenatal care, good dietary practices, etc., Thus, strengthening the primary health care system is vital in ensuring optimum health of both mothers and newborns.

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Neonatal Outcome in Anemic Mothers: A Prospective Study

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Factors Associated with Neonatal Sepsis: A Case Study at Chilenje General Hospital in the Neonatal Unit and Paediatric Wards

Factors Associated with Neonatal Sepsis: A Case Study at Chilenje General Hospital in the Neonatal Unit and Paediatric Wards

Ascertainment of risk factors and clinical course for neonates with early onset sepsis in a tertiary care hospital, rural area, Punjab

Epidemiological determinants of low birth weight: A prospective study

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