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

Objective: To determine the prevalence, determinants and outcome of birth asphyxia conceded in nursery department of Khyber teaching hospital Peshawar. Methodology: It was both cross sectional descriptive and cross-sectional analytical study design conducted in neonatal unit of Khyber teaching hospital Peshawar from January 2020 to July2020. We took all hypoxic ischemic 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 result of such babies. Results: The total of 730 (19.7 %) babies conceded for the management of HIE/birth asphyxia, 677 HIE 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 and in time reference to tertiary level hospitals.