Objective: To determine the cause and disease pattern of neonatal morbidity and mortality in
the secondary care neonatal unit of a district hospital. Study Design: Descriptive prospective …

Background: Neonatal mortality rate contributes significantly to under five mortality rates.
Data obtained from pattern of admission and outcome may uncover various aspects and …

During the study period there were 2063 live birth. Of these 573 (27.8%) were low birth
weight (LBW), 277 (13.4%) preterm and 148 (7.1%) small for date (SFD) babies. In all, 263 …

Objective: To determine the disease pattern and causes of neonatal mortality in tertiary care
neonatal unit of a teaching hospital. Study Design: This descriptive case series. Place and …

Materials and Methods: The study is conducted in NICU of a teaching hospital admitted
within 24 h of birth in central India over a period of 1-year. Results: One thousand three …

Background: Accurate data on morbidity and mortality pattern are useful for many reasons.
The Perinatal and the neonatal period are so short but they are the most critical faces of …

Abstract Background: One of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG-4) is to reduce child
mortality up to two-thirds by 2015. In most developing countries, a higher proportion of …

Background: Accurate assessment of morbidity and mortality patterns of neonates are
reported of inborn babies treated in neonatal intensive care unit, but data on outborn …

AN AUDIT OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF HOSPITALISED NEONATES IN
NEONATAL CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN ABBOTTABAD Page 1 J …

Introduction: Neonatal period is a very vulnerable period of life due to many problems. India
alone contributes to about 25% of neonatal mortality around the world. In spite of advances …