TY - JOUR ID - 10040 TI - Study of Causes of Neonatal Mortality and its Related Factors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah, Iran during (2014-2016) JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Babaei, Homa AU - Dehghan, Mohana AU - Mohammadi pirkashani, Leila AD - Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of medical sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran. AD - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran. Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 5 SP - 7641 EP - 7649 KW - Neonatal KW - Prematurity KW - respiratory distress syndrome KW - Sepsis DO - 10.22038/ijp.2017.28212.2441 N2 - Background Neonatal mortality rate is one of the main indicators of health care systems in each country. The first step in improving the level of these indicators is to identify the causes of neonatal dead and its related factors. In this study, the causes of neonatal mortality and its related factors in neonatal intensive care unit at Imam Reza hospital were investigated. Materials and Methods A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out from 2014 to 2016, on all neonates who died in neonatal intensive care unit of Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah city, Iran. Information about the infant, mother and the causes of mortality of the infant were collected from hospital records of neonatal care unit and families and physician of infants. Then data was recorded in the data collection form and analyzed using SPSS version18.0 software. Results In this study, 566 newborns (19.2%) died of 2,946 hospitalized infants. The most common causes of death was respiratory distress syndrome 190 (33.6%), and sepsis 128 (22.6%); 95.5% of neonatal deaths occurred at gestational age below 37 weeks, and 81.6% in birth  weight less than 2,500gr. Also, 452 cases (79.9%) had deaths during the first week after birth, and the highest deaths 274 (48.8%) were in the night shift (P<0.001). Conclusion According to the results of this study, the most common causes of neonatal death were prematurity (gestational age below 37 weeks), respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis. Most dead neonates have a weight below 2,500 grams. The highest death rate occurred in the first week of birth and in the night shift.   UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_10040.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_10040_89ed0648d302aa1aec2ce2403ef013d8.pdf ER -