Prevalence and Determinants of Birth Asphyxia in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan

Objective: To determine the prevalence, determinants, and outcome of birth asphyxia conceded in the nursery department of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. Methodology: It was both a cross-sectional descriptive and a cross-sectional analytical study design conducted in the neonatal unit of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2020 to July 2020. We took all hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) infants. A total of 730 babies conceded for management of HIE/birth asphyxia were included in the study. Information was gathered and analyzed to evaluate the clinical results of such babies. Results: A total of 730 (19.7 %) babies were conceded for the management of HIE/birth asphyxia, of which 677 were full term and 53 were untimely. HIE1 was 17%, HIE2 were 58.32% and HIE3 conceded 21.36%. In terms of mortality, mild asphyxia 3%, moderate asphyxia 16%, and extreme asphyxia 83%. Conclusion: It was inferred that morbidity and mortality can be diminished through an early acknowledgment of birth asphyxia, in reference to tertiary-level hospitals.