Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Gynecologist and Obstetrician, MSIE, Ethiopia
Tilksew Dagnachew, working as Assistant professor of Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, MSIE, Ethiopia. He has 10 publications on online global platform. His specialization and research interest includes Gynaecology, Women’s Health and Infection Disease, Neonatal Health.
Research Article
Survival of Preterm Neonates and its Determinants in Teaching Hospitals of Addis Ababa University
Author(s): Tilksew Dagnachew* and Mahlet Yigeremu
Background: Practicing in a setting where survival of preterm labor is unknown and at best a guess is usually challenging particularly in counseling patients about the outcome of the preterm neonate. The objective of this study was to determine gestational age specific survival of preterm deliveries and its determinants in three teaching hospitals of Addis Ababa University College of health science.
Methods: A prospective cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on newborns delivered from January 1 to June 30, 2017 before gestational age of 37 completed weeks at the three teaching hospitals.
Results: Among 9927 neonates delivered during the study period, 415 (4.2%) were preterm. Of the preterm neonates 407 fulfill the inclusion criteria and analyzed. The cumulative survival rate for preterm babies at the three t.. View More»