Table 6.

Distribution of components of composite neonatal morbidity (n= 757)

Component	N (% of total cohort)*	% Among Neonates with Composite Morbidity†	Definition
Neonatal death, No. (%)	4 (0.04)	0.5	Death of the neonate
Hypothermic therapy, No. (%)	42 (0.49)	5.5	Body temperature of the neonate is reduced at birth in order to reduce the possibilities of brain damage
Mechanical ventilation, No. (%)	50 (0.58)	6.6	Assistive equipment for inhalation of oxygen and exhalation of carbon dioxide from the lungs
Respiratory distress, No. (%)	332 (3.87)	43.9	The lungs of the neonate have not fully developed, thus posing difficulties in breathing
Meconium aspiration syndrome, No. (%)	22 (0.26)	2.9	The presence of meconium in the lungs of the neonate
Seizure, No. (%)	18 (0.21)	2.4	A neurologic dysfunction in the neonate
Treatment for Sepsis, No. (%)	627 (7.3)	82.8	Requiring treatment for a presumed or proven blood infection in the neonate

^*508 neonates were diagnosed with one complication, 190 with two complications, 36 with three complications, 16 with four complications, and 7 with five complications

^†Percentage of specific morbidity out of all neonates with composite morbidity (n = 757)