TITLE:
Epidemiological and Clinical Profile and Immediate Outcome of Neonates Transferred from the Maternity Unit to the Neonatology Unit of the CSREF in Commune V of Bamako District, Mali
AUTHORS:
Maimouna Kante, Ya Traoré, Balilé Harber Beydari, Mamadou Traoré, Issiaka Koné, Diéneba Sacko, Maimouna Haidara, Korotoumou Bamba, Assitan Farota, Abdoulaye Kassogué, Mohamed Diarra, Dramane Touré, Abdoul Salam Diarra, Leyla Maïga, Dicko Fatoumata
KEYWORDS:
Newborns, Morbidity, Mortality
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.14 No.3,
May
14,
2024
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Neonatal mortality remains a major public health concern. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the number of newborns dying each year has fallen from 5 million in 1990 to 2.4 million in 2019. The aim of our study was to describe the main morbid conditions and their lethality in newborns admitted to the paediatric ward of the CSREF in Commune V. Methodology: We conducted a 12-month prospective descriptive and analytical study from August 2020 to July 2021. Results: During the 12 months of the study, out of 2654 neonates admitted to hospital, 216 met our inclusion criteria, i.e. 8%. Newborns admitted in the first few hours of life represented 99.54% of cases. Full-term newborns accounted for 65.74% of the total. Forty-eight percent of newborns had hypothermia on admission. The most common diagnosis was asphyxia in 55.56% of cases, followed by neonatal infection in 27.78% and prematurity in 10.65%. Death was recorded in 22.2% of cases. Asphyxia was the main cause of neonatal death, followed by prematurity in our context. Conclusion: Improving the prognosis of newborn babies will require a thorough understanding of neonatal pathologies and the implementation of a pre- and perinatal prevention policy.