Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To determine the contribution of congenital defects towards mortality in hospitalized newborn babies. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done at the Nursery of Mayo Hospital Lahore from 2019 to 2023. All electronic entries of neonatal mortality were reviewed. Neonatal Mortality having congenital defects was taken. Data was compiled, tabulated and analyzed on SPSS. Results: 218 neonatal mortalities were reported to have obvious congenital defects, making 7.8% of total neonatal mortality. However, it had no uniform pattern in the last 5 years. It ranged from 12.5% to 5.2% annually. The most common congenital defects in Neonatal Mortality were suspected congenital heart disease (45%), CNS malformations, chiefly spinal dysraphism (16%), urogenital defects including ambiguous genitalia, pulmonary system including Diaphragmatic hernia and Syndromes. The most common primary diseases under treatment at the nursery leading to death in congenital defects were sepsis (43.1%) and Birth Asphyxia (25.7%). Gender variation had no significance on overall neonatal mortality. Conclusion: Congenital defects have significant contribution towards neonatal mortality in the hospital nursery.
Authors: Muhammad Ahsan Bajwa, Qazi Mumtaz Ahmed, Muhammad Kalim Akhtar, Shaffaq Aziz, Navaira Arshad, Tayyaba Iqbal
Institution: King Edward Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405831685