Table 4 Prevalence of NNM cases based on pragmatic and management criteria’s. This table indicates the prevalence of NNM cases based on pragmatic and management criteria’s at Hawassa City Government Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 202)

Pragmatic criteria’s

Birth weight < 1750

11

5.44

Gestational age < 33 weeks

24

11.88

APGAR^* score < 7 at 5th minute

56

27.72

Management criteria’s

Respiratory distress

158

78.21

Infection

138

68.31

Parenteral nutrition

170

84.15

Blood transfusion

7

3.46

Bile stained vomiting

14

6.93

Feeding problems

82

40.59

Cardiovascular Problems

14

6.93

Congenital Malformations

17

8.41

Convulsion

9

4.45

Surgery

11

5.44

Phototherapy within 24 h of life

53

26.23

Any intubation

83

41.09