Table 1.

Major categories of neonatal diseases and definitions

Categories	Definitions	Conditions included
Birth asphyxia & other perinatal complications	Any of the following conditions identified to occur in a newborn during the perinatal period.	-Birth asphyxia -Birth trauma -Hypoglycemia/Hypothermia -Meconium aspiration syndrome(MAS) -Pathological jaundice
Neonatal sepsis & Infections	Any neonatal conditions identified as neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections.	-EONS -LONS -Any other infectionsa
Preterm birth complication	Any complications occurred in preterm newborns which attributed to prematurity	-Prematurity - Respiratory complication -Metabolic complications (Hypoglycemia/Hypothermia) - Infections and Sepsis - Other complications related to preterm birth
Low birth weight	Any child with birth weight is less than 2,500 g or recorded as LBW.	-Low birth weight (EVLBWa, LBW LBW)
Other neonatal condition	All neonatal conditions other than those listed in the above categories.	eg Congenital malformations, baby of high risk mothers, anemia, Circumcision site bleeding, baby admitted for observation and etc.

Note: ^aAny other infection; includes any infections other than EONS and LONS.

Abbreviations: EONS, early onset neonatal sepsis; LONS, late onset neonatal sepsis; EVLBW, extremely very low birth weight; VLBW, very low birth weight; LBW, low birth weight; JUMC, Jimma University Medical Center.