Assessment of early neonatal morbidity in late preterm
European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine,
2022, Volume 9, Issue 7, Pages 8895-8898
Abstract
Background:Compared with term infants, infants born late preterm are at increased risk for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission. The present study was conducted to assess early neonatal morbidity in late preterm.Materials & Methods: 54 all live inborn late preterm infants (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks) and term infants (37 0/7 to 41 6/7 weeks) of both genders were included. Group I comprised of late pre- term and group II had term infants. In all infants, mode of delivery, APGAR score, hypoglycemia, morbidity, jaundice, weight loss >10% and sepsis etc. was recorded
Results: Group I had 17 boys and 10 girls and group II had 14 boys and 13 girls. Weight loss >10% was seen in 2 in group I and 1 in group II, sepsis was seen 1 in group I, respiratory morbidity 2 in group I and 1 in group II, hypoglycemia was seen in 2 in group I and 3 in group II and jaundice in 1 in group I and 0 in group II. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean gestation weeks in group I was 35.0 weeks and in group II was 38.2 weeks, mode of delivery was vaginal in 22 in group I and 15 in group II, cesarean in 5 in group I and 12 in group II, APGAR score at 1 minute was 7.32 in group I and 7.95 in group II, at 5 minute was 8.41 in group I and 8.68 in group II. The difference was significant (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: Incidence of hypoglycemia, sepsis, respiratory morbidity and jaundice and weight loss >10% was more among late preterm infants.
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