Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Neil Abdurashid Ibrahim

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Birth Asphyxia and Associated Factors among Neonates Delivered in Dilchora Referral Hospital, in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Neil Abdurashid Ibrahim, Ahmed Muhye and Selah AbdulieNeil Abdurashid Ibrahim, Ahmed Muhye and Selah Abdulie
  
  Introduction: The greatest gap in new-born care is often during the critical first week of life when most neonatal and maternal deaths often occur at home and without any contact with the formal health sector. Some unacceptable practices such as unskilled attendants during delivery, unhygienic delivery practices, taboos and superstitions associated with caring for the new-born greatly affect new-born survival in Ethiopia. The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence and associated factors of birth asphyxia among babies born in Dilchora referral hospital. Methods and materials: Hospital based retrospective study design was used among babies born in Dilchora referral hospital of three years of study period from 1st July 2014 to 30th June 2017 and admitted to NICU with APGAR score <7 at 5th min. Data was collected by two data collecto.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-7214.1000279

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