The Influences Related with the Frequency of Neonatal Suffocation in Babies at the Maliana Hospital Timor-Leste (2025)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Perinatal suffocation is considered one of the major causes of brand-new deaths and neurological sequelae in babies, resulting from maternal-fetal conditions or complications during childbearing. The description by the Maliana Hospital showed that 201 babies died after birth and that 151 died at the age of 0-6 days and 8 died aged 7 to 28 days. Research Objective: To analyze the issues related with the frequency of neonatal suffocation at the Maliana Hospital, Municipality of Bobonaro Timor-Leste. Research Methodology: Reconducted a descriptive and analytical study of quantitative approach, collecting a sample of 100 records of babies of mothers with risk issues and used the Network of Reflection on Register of the midwife and the medical doctor. Research Results: As motherly risk influences, 61% of mothers have parity higher than four broods, and maternal pathologies in the sample include Hypertension 37%, Preeclampsia/Eclampsia 25%, Anemia 25% and Diabetes 13%. Regarding the Hypertension, with mild degree 63%, and severe 38%; Preeclampsia/severe eclampsia 60% and mild 40%; in the degree of Mild Anemia (7 to 9 g/dl) 88%, and severe (<7g/dl) 12%; Type I Diabetes is 54% and Gestational Diabetes 46%; finally, premature membrane rupture is found in 51% of the sample. As for fetal risk issues for neonatal suffocation, polyhidrosis 30%, Man Condon 13%, Infection 31%, Weight <1500 grams 13%, Inadequate weight for gestational age 28%. In the risk influences on associated with delivery, we verified Forceps Delivery 13%, Prolapse of the cord 9% and Short Umbilical Cord 8%. In the evaluation of APGAR indices at the 1 minute verified or severe in 48 babies 62% and mild 39%; at 5a minute, the APGAR Index was grave at 59% and 41%, lastly, it was found that in the APGAR index at 10 minutes, then Gave classification decreased 4%, and leave or moderate 7%. At 10 minutes 89% of the sample. Conclusion: Hospitals, health centers and Integrated Family in SISCa, should promote the four minimum visits for pregnant women, in order to create a program of activities, such as home visits to define the rich influences of mothers. Pregnant women need to deliver with midwives and mothers in a controlled and safe environment to reduce the brand-new and post-neonatal mortality rate according to government by Ministry of Health program (Tilman CB., et al, 2025).
Authors: Carlos Boavida Tilman, ESSE FMCS UNTL, Ana Cristina de Jesus Silveira Martins, DB FCE UNTL, Julito dos Santos, DMG FMCS UNTL, Gregório Belo, DMG FMCS, UNTL, Paulo Henriques, CFJ MJ, Alexandre Gentil Corte Real Araújo, DD FD UNTL
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4412886320