Special care baby unit neonatal disease outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria: 2-year retrospective cross-sectional analysis
This study showed a mortality of 22.9% (n=150/656) in our study area with perinatal asphyxia (48.7%; n=73/150), preterm (24.7%; n=37/150), congenital anomalies (11.3%; n=22/150) and neonatal sepsis (6.7%; n=10/150) as the primary causes. This work highlights the need for emergency care of critically ill newborns through financing the transition from special care baby unit to neonatal intensive care unit across tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Authors
- Udochukwu Godswill Anosike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1421-8321)
- Chukwuemelie Darlington Okeke
- Chidozie Valentine Akwiwu-Uzoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0057-9780)
- Ugochukwu Godson Amalahu
- Ifeanyi Osmond Anokwulu
- Chiamaka Sandra Nsude
- Uzoma Love Nwajinka
- Chinemerem Okonkwo
- Chijioke Amara Ezenyeaku
- Chika Florence Ubajaka
- Malachy Echezona DivineFavour
- Joseph Moses Adenyi
Institutions
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-002141
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00