TO COMPARE THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY PATTERN OF LATE PRETERM AND TERM NEONATES.

Abstract

This is a hospital based prospective observational study, carried out at Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior. All the inborn late preterm babies have been included in the study. Selection of late preterm neonates is done by determination of gestational age.

In our study Neonatal convulsions were more common among the late preterm neonates as compare to term group.

In our study jaundice, septicemia, respiratory distress and hypoglycemia were found as major morbidities, among late preterm the rate was found to be 9%,7.8%,7.6% and 6% respectively while in term group the rate was 3.34%, 3.38%, 3.41% and 2.56% respectively. Occurrence of these morbidities among late preterm neonates as compared to term group is at higher aspect.

Keywords: Morbidity, Mortality, Preterm, Term & Neonates