A retrospective cohort study of premature neonatal mortality rates and contributing factors in a tertiary referral NICU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 2022 to 2023
While respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis are commonly reported findings of premature mortality, surprisingly, 25 % of premature newborns died from pulmonary hemorrhage at SPHMMC NICU. Further investigations are needed to clarify the causes and contributing factors leading to premature death and to determine whether pulmonary hemorrhage is an underreported, underrecognized contributor to prematurity-related mortality globally.
Authors
- Redeat Workneh
- Krystle Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5456-6059)
- Gregory C. Valentine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-2987)
- Mahlet Abayneh
- Sharla Rent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8577-478X)
- Gesit Metaferia
- Olivia C. Brandon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0752-9509)
- Merhawit Abadi
- Gal Barbut
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2025.102118
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization
- University of Washington
- Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College
- National Institutes of Health
- CoMotion, University of Washington
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development