Table 4.

Immediate outcomes by HIE classification, level of maturity and birth weight among newborns with birth asphyxia at KCMC hospital

	N	Discharge(n = 138)	Death (n = 17)	No Response in 7 days (n = 32)
Mild HIE	95	94 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)
Moderate HIE	73	44 (60.2%)	1 (1.4%)	28 (38.4%)
Severe HIE	19	0 (0.0%)	16 (84.2%)	3 (15.8%)
Premature (<37 weeks)	61	26 (42.6%)	7 (11.5%)	28 (45.9%)
Full term (37+)	126	112 (88.8%)	10 (7.9%)	4 (3.2%)
Low birth weight (<2500 g)	63	27 (42.9%)	10 (15.9%)	26 (41.3%)
Normal (2500-4500 g)	124	110 (89.4%)	7 (5.7%)	6 (4.9%)