Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the maternal and neonatal characteristics that influence very early neonatal mortality using 811 delivery records at the Eastern Regional Hospital of Ghana. Results: The very early neonatal mortality rate was 9 per 1000 live births. Multi-parity reduced the odds of very early neonatal death by 30%. Mothers with a previous neonatal death had about 8 times the odds of having a very early neonatal death as compared to those without a history of neonatal death.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 91 |
Journal | BMC Research Notes |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Deaths within 24 h after birth
- Early neonatal deaths
- Ghana
- Very early neonatal mortality