Open AccessNeonatal audit in the United Arab Emirates: a country with a rapidly developing economy
Author(s) -
Adekunle Dawodu,
E Várady,
Mohan Verghese,
Lihadh AlGazali
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2000.6.1.55
Subject(s) - asphyxia , medicine , neonatal mortality , pediatrics , low birth weight , birth weight , mortality rate , audit , psychological intervention , infant mortality , demography , obstetrics , environmental health , pregnancy , population , nursing , management , sociology , biology , economics , genetics
We aimed to determine whether birth-weight-specific mortality rates and causes of neonatal death could identify interventions needed to reduce neonatal mortality rates. Data were collected from three hospitals responsible for 99% of births in Al-Ain Medical District. There were 8083 live births weighing >/= 500 g, of which 54 [0.67%] died. The mortality rate among very low-birth-weight infants was higher in this district than from centres with more advanced neonatal technology and resources. Problems of preterm births, lethal malformations and asphyxia accounted for 95% of deaths and half of the malformations were autosomal recessive syndromes. Improved management of lower-birth-weight infants, asphyxia and genetic counselling could lead to a further decline in neonatal mortality rates