ISSN: 2165-8048
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Faculty of Public Health and Medical Sciences,Department of Nursing, Mettu University, Illubabor, Ethiopia
Research Article
Assessment of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Associated Factors among Diabetic Pregnant Mothers Who Delivered at Mettu Karl Hospital, Illubabor Zone, South West Ethiopia-2018
Author(s): Abdisa Boka* and Dessalegn Nigatu
Diabetes in pregnancy is the major cause of poor birth outcome that encountered during pregnancy. Worldwide, 7% of all pregnancies are complicated by diabetes and causes for maternal and prenatal morbidity and mortality.
Objective: To assess birth outcomes and associated factors among diabetic pregnant mothers who delivered at MKH, Illubabor, south west Ethiopia, 2018.
Method: Facility based retrospective cross-sectional study were carried from January 2014 to December 2017. Total sample was 422; the required data was extracted from patient chart and checked for completeness. Then those mothers who had complete data record were separated and data was reviewed from January 1 to April 30 2018. Data entered and cleaned to EpiData v4.2. Then entered data was transported to SPSS version 23.0 for data analysis.
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DOI:
10.35248/2165-8048.19.9.300