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Outcomes and Disease Spectrum of LBW Neonates in a Secondary Health Facility.
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- The maternal factors associated with infant low birth weight: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring factors influencing mother-infant interaction trajectories post-NICU discharge in low-birth-weight infants during COVID-19 in China: a longitudinal qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Determinants of low birth weight in newborns at a referral hospital in the western Nepal: an unmatched case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Predictors of Survival in Under-Five Children with Low Birth Weight: A Population-Based Study in Indonesia.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Hydroxychloroquine for preventing hypertensive pregnancy disorders in recurrent spontaneous abortion: a retrospective cohort study in a single referral center.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Women's empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria.Global health action · 2024Review
- Predictors of neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital in Ghana: A retrospective cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Determinants of early discharge after birth among mothers delivered vaginally at health facilities: further analysis of the Ethiopian demographic health survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Globally, 30 million low birth weight (LBW) babies are born every year and 95% of them are from developing countries. LBW neonates are at a high risk of mortality, morbidity, and long-term disability. The objective of this study is to investigate outcomes and disease spectrum among low birth weight neonates. This is a prospective, observational study conducted on 540 neonates admitted in the Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, from 2017 to 2018. Questionnaire, interview, clinical, and diagnostic procedures were used as research tools. There were 137 low birth weight (LBW) neonates, with the mean mothers' age of 31.92 ± 6.60. Of the 540 neonates, 69 (50.4%) and 68 (49.6%) were term and preterm, respectively. There were 64 female neonates (46.7%) and 73 male neonates (53.3%). The mean weight of the neonates was 1.82 ± 0.44 kg, and mean number of days on admission was 6.42 ± 6.75 days. Neonatal sepsis (NNS) was the highest morbidity 51 (37.2%) among the LBW neonates, followed by prematurity 47 (34.4%) and neonatal jaundice (NNJ) 18 (13.1%). Sex (
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