Clinical Profile of Birth Asphyxia in Newborn (original) (raw)

Background Perinatal asphyxia is an insult to the fetus and newborn due to lack of oxygen or a lack of perfusion to the various organs. 1 Available datas indicate that perinatal asphyxia continues to be one of the major causes of preventable perinatal mortality and morbidity, especially in the developing countries. Material and methods, this study aims to describe various clinical features and severity of birth asphyxia with their outcome in newborns. .120 neonates with birth asphyxia admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, formed the basis of study. 40 newborns who were normal or faced mild asphyxia were taken as control for comparision. Results, out of 120 newborns, 28(23.33%) expired. Recovery rate in moderate asphyxiated babies was 8% and in severely asphyxiated was 65%. Conclusion, proper antenatal care,early detection and appropriate management involving advanced life support can reduce morbidity and mortality due to birth asphyxia.