Table 3.
Neonatal characteristics of singleton infants born at the two district hospitals (October 1, 2009 and March 15, 2010)
| Neonatal characteristics | n = 650 (%) |
|---|---|
| Infant Sex | |
| Male | 358 (55.1) |
| Female | 292 (44.9) |
| Birthweight (kg) | |
| < 1000 | 9 (1.4) |
| 1000–1499 | 13 (2) |
| 1500–1999 | 19 (2.9) |
| 2000–2499 | 58 (8.9) |
| 2500–2999 | 200 (30.8) |
| 3000–3999 | 330 (50.8) |
| ≥ 4000 | 16 (2.5) |
| Not recorded | 5 (0.8) |
| Apgar Score at 5 min | |
| < 5 | 82 (12.6) |
| ≥ 5 | 565 (86.9) |
| Not recorded | 3 (0.5) |
| Breastfed | |
| Yes | 317 (48.8) |
| Not recorded | 107 (16.5) |
| Neonatal Diagnosesa | |
| Normal | 242 (39.3) |
| LBW | 99 (15.2) |
| VLBW | 22 (3.4) |
| Respiratory distress | 38 (5.8) |
| Asphyxia | 103 (15.8) |
| Sepsisb | 10 (1.5) |
| Meconium stained amniotic fluid | 33 (5.1) |
| At risk for sepsisb | 63 (9.7) |
| Post-Caesarean Section | 43 (6.6) |
| Neonatal death | 34 (5.2) |
| No diagnosis recorded in medical record | 38 (5.8) |
No blood cultures done, diagnosis based on symptoms and associated with documented risk
aDiagnoses are not mutually exclusive
bAt risk for sepsis neonate asymptomatic but associated with one of the following: maternal fever, prolonged rupture of membranes