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Early Neonatal Mortality Profile in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital

Volume: 111  ,  Issue: 1 , October    Published Date: 16 October 2022
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 301  ,  Download: 209 , Pages: 49 - 59    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP10011111020224010

Authors

# Author Name
1 Nadine Natasha Iskandar
2 Mahendra Tri Arif Sampurna
3 Aditiawarman
4 Sundari Indah Wiyasihati
5 Ivan Angelo Albright
6 Visuddho Visuddho

Abstract

Background: As part of the United Nations, Indonesia also aims to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Some of these targets are to lower the neonatal mortality rate (NMR) to 12/1000 live births and to eliminate all preventable under-five deaths. In 2019, Indonesia is on track to meeting the SDGs with an NMR of 12.4/1000 live births. Also in 2019, 50% of all under-five deaths occurred in the neonatal period and 80% of all neonatal deaths occurred during the early neonatal period (first 7 days of life).  This study aims to present the profile of early neonatal mortality cases to better understand the causes and factors surrounding it. Methods: This retrospective descriptive study used data from the medical record of Dr. Soetomo General Hospital from 2019 to 2020. This study used total sampling and got a total of 296 subjects. Results: The main causes of early neonatal mortality are sepsis (27%), congenital anomaly (19%), hyaline membrane disease (19%), and perinatal asphyxia (15%). Most subjects were found male (57%), domicile in East Java outside Surabaya (49%), born < 28 weeks (29%) with low birth weight, singleton (87%), inpatient (77%), and born with c-section (57%). Most mothers were found aged 20-40 years old (85%), graduated high school (32%), and were on their first pregnancy (31%). Conclusion: The findings in this study are similar to previous studies, except for the age of death. Further studies are needed to better understand the correlation between factors presented in this study and early neonatal mortality.

Keywords

  • neonatal mortality
  • cause of death
  • NICU
  • preventable death
  • neonatal mortality rate