Birth Asphyxia among Term Neonates at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra

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bjectives: A) To determine the incidenceSamba, A. (2017). Birth Asphyxia among Term Neonates at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 7(6), 10–14. https://doi.org/10.15406/ogij.2017.07.00267 of birth asphyxia among term neonates in Korle- Bu Teaching Hospital B) To determine the outcome among asphyxiated term neonates in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Study Design: Hospital based retrospective study Method: Data were extracted using records from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from the 1st of April 2015 to 30th of September, 2015. Extracted data included; total number of admissions for term neonates, number of term asphyxiated neonates and outcomes, and birth weights. Results were analysed using the SPSS version 16.0 software. Results: Total number of admissions to NICU over the 6 month period was 966, out of which 468 (48.4%) were term neonates. Of the term neonates 283(61.8%) were admitted for asphyxia. The overall mortality for the period was 203(21.0%). The mean birth weight for term neonates with asphyxia was 3.00 kg (SD ± 0.52). Mortality occurred in 63(21.8%) of the term neonates with birth asphyxia.