Birthweight and neonatal outcome at the Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Mgone, Charles S.

Birthweight and neonatal outcome at the Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

dc.contributor.author	Mgone, Charles S.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-03T09:42:52Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-03T09:42:52Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.description.abstract	A prospective study of neonatal morbidity and mortality was made over four months in 1990 at the neonatal unit in Muhimbili Medical Centre. The incidence of low birthweight (LBW) was 16%. Seven hundred and eighty four LBW infants and 612 heavier infants admitted for care in the unit were followed up for six weeks. The mean birth weight was 2854 grams. LBW carried a seven-fold increased risk of mortality (291/784;37%); this was 64% (291/341) of the total. The risk of morbidity in LBW infants was increased three-fold (436/784;56%) being 73% (436/598) of the total. Factors significantly associated with increased morbidity and mortality were prematurity, birth asphyxia, sepsis, respiratory distress syndrome, hypothermia and hypoglycaemia. The majority of the deaths (83%) occurred within the first week of life.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Manji, K.P., Massawe, A.W. and Mgone, J.M., 1998. Birthweight and neonatal outcome at the Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East African medical journal, 75(7), p.382.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9803627/
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/436
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	East African Medical Journal	en_US
dc.subject	Muhimbili Medical Centre	en_US
dc.subject	Neonatal morbidity	en_US
dc.subject	Low Birthweight	en_US
dc.title	Birthweight and neonatal outcome at the Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US