Frequency of Preterm Delivery and Premature Infants Requiring Intensive Cares at a Referral Hospital in Isfahan, Iran

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Student of Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran.

Abstract

Background: Advances in perinatal care have increased the number of premature babies who survive. We investigated the frequency of preterm delivery and its influence on the neonatal outcome in pregnancies at a perinatal center in Isfahan, Iran.Methods: This study was done among the preterm deliveries at a Shahid-Beheshti perinatal center in Isfahan, Iran. The data collected in checklists and were analyzed by Student-t, Mann-Whitneyt, and chi-square tests via SPSS software.Finding: In this study we evaluate 1402 delivery. There were 233 preterm deliveries (less than 37 weeks gestational age). Among 248 live preterm deliveries, 123 cases (49%) need NICU cares. The mean of NICU administration was 10.1 days. The rate of mortality in NICU was 25% (32 cases).Conclusion: Preterm deliveries are at a higher risk for an adverse neonatal outcome and thereby cause considerable costs. In this study, our findings were in the range of other studies; but more attention to premature neonates is recommended.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 28, Issue 113 - Serial Number 113
September and October 2011
Pages 734-738

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  • Receive Date: 02 March 2011
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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