Retrospective Analysis of Newborn Baby Transports in Ankara

Background: The first hours after birth are when the most support is needed. The safest method is considered intrauterine transport. However, postpartum transport is also inevitable. Developing in neonatal care must also be applied to transport issues. This study aims to evaluate the neonatal transports performed in Ankara province. Methods: We evaluated 7649 newborn transports performed by Ankara Emergency Medical Services (EMS) between 2017 and 2021. We evaluated cases in the EMS database named ASOS. We compared the relationship between transport numbers and the Turkish Statistical Institute(TUİK) annual birth data. Results: Between 2017 and 2021, Ankara EMS performed a total of 7649 newborn transports. Of all transports, 7030 (91.9%) were by ground ambulances, 369 (4.8%) were by neonatal ambulances, 135 (1.8%) were by helicopter ambulances, and 115 (1.5%) were by air ambulances. Of all cases, 1058 (13.8%) occurred between 00:00 and 07:59, 4465 (58.4%) between 08:00 and 15:59, and 2126 (27.8%) between 16:00 and 23:59 hours period. When the birth numbers of the TUİK and the number of transported cases were considered, there was a positive relationship at the r=0.714 level and was statistically significant (p