Table 5 Newborn related characteristics at Debre Tabor General Hospital, 2020 (n = 582)
Factor | Response | frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 279 | 47.9 |
Female | 303 | 52.1 | |
Birth outcome | Singleton | 494 | 84.9 |
Twin | 88 | 15.1 | |
Birth weight | < 2500 | 144 | 24.7 |
≥2500 | 438 | 75.3 | |
Gestational age at birth | Preterm | 171 | 29.4 |
Term | 325 | 55.8 | |
Post term | 86 | 14.8 | |
Birth weight for Gestational age at birth | Appropriate for gestational age | 458 | 78.7 |
Small for gestational age | 60 | 10.3 | |
Large for gestational age | 64 | 10.0 | |
aNeonatal medical problem at birth (n = 105) | Neonatal sepsis | 69 | 65.7 |
Birth injury | 57 | 54.3 | |
Congenital malformation (compatible with life) | 25 | 23.8 | |
aBirth injury type (n = 57) | Gross caput succedaneum | 24 | 42.1 |
Cephalhematoma | 31 | 54.4 | |
Subgaleal hemorrhage | 19 | 33.3 | |
Fracture | 5 | 8.8 |