Assessment of some factors related to admission of the neonates to neonatal intensive care unit and their outcome at al-Kut Hospital in Wassit Governorate

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Objective: In order to assess the some factors related with the admission of the neonates to neonatal intensive care unit, moreover to find out the relationship between these factors and outcome of the neonates.Methodology: A retrospective review of record / cross sectional study was conducted in Al-Kut hospital at Wassit governorate among a sample of women under 34 years of age during the period from 1st of January 2015 to end of February 2015.

Data collection was done by using a hospital records that includes all the information.

Results: The results showed that the mean(±SD) values of age for Neonates was (26.12 ±0 .093weeks), and the mean(±SD) values of weight for Neonates was (2.9809± 0.03616 kg).

The majority of neonates admission to the NICU because of respiratory distress syndrome, they have accounted more than half .

Correlation analysis of results, showed that there was significantly positive correlation between birth type and other risk factors for the neonates.

Also, it was observed from the results that there was significantly positive correlation between birth type with causes of admission and causes of death in NICU.

Recommendations: One of the main recommendations of the study are improvement the health and nutrition of mothers and provision of reproductive health services especially obstetric care and postpartum care at the right time for both mothers and newborns.

In addition to enhancing the links between the different levels of care in health facilities.