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Neonatal characteristics
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n = 650 (%)
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Infant Sex
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Male
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358 (55.1)
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Female
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292 (44.9)
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Birthweight (kg)
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< 1000
|
9 (1.4)
|
|
1000–1499
|
13 (2)
|
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1500–1999
|
19 (2.9)
|
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2000–2499
|
58 (8.9)
|
|
2500–2999
|
200 (30.8)
|
|
3000–3999
|
330 (50.8)
|
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≥ 4000
|
16 (2.5)
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Not recorded
|
5 (0.8)
|
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Apgar Score at 5 min
|
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< 5
|
82 (12.6)
|
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≥ 5
|
565 (86.9)
|
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Not recorded
|
3 (0.5)
|
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Breastfed
|
|
Yes
|
317 (48.8)
|
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Not recorded
|
107 (16.5)
|
|
Neonatal Diagnosesa
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|
Normal
|
242 (39.3)
|
|
LBW
|
99 (15.2)
|
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VLBW
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22 (3.4)
|
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Respiratory distress
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38 (5.8)
|
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Asphyxia
|
103 (15.8)
|
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Sepsisb
|
10 (1.5)
|
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Meconium stained amniotic fluid
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33 (5.1)
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At risk for sepsisb
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63 (9.7)
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Post-Caesarean Section
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43 (6.6)
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Neonatal death
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34 (5.2)
|
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No diagnosis recorded in medical record
|
38 (5.8)
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- No blood cultures done, diagnosis based on symptoms and associated with documented risk
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aDiagnoses are not mutually exclusive
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bAt risk for sepsis neonate asymptomatic but associated with one of the following: maternal fever, prolonged rupture of membranes
