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Pregnancy and the risk of NICU admissions in Nandom Municipality of Ghana: A cross-sectional retrospective study.
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- Estimating the number of hospital beds for the care of sick and small newborns: an evidence-based systematic approach.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Caesarean section delivery rates and associated factors in a faith-based referral hospital in Ghana: A retrospective analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Pregnancy and the risk of NICU admissions in Nandom Municipality of Ghana: A cross-sectional retrospective study.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are specialized units that provide medical attention to neonates, and thus have become a vital aspect in the provision of critical care to infants who are faced with special challenges following birth. Aim: To determine antepartum and intrapartum factors that predispose to NICU admissions in the Nandom Municipal of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Method: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study, spanning from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Records covering 1777 women who were delivered or had their babies referred to the St. Theresa's Hospital in the Nandom Municipality were involved in the study. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used to compare variables, and statistical significance was determined where the p-value was less than 0.05. Results: From the study, the rate of NICU admission was 10.4%. There was a significant association between mothers who attended less than four antenatal sessions ( Conclusion: The study revealed a relatively high NICU admission rate in the study area, and the predictors are multifaceted. Tailored intervention programs aimed at curbing these predictors will be required to reduce the rate of NICU admissions in the Nandom Municipality of Ghana.
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