Gestational age, Apgar index and birth weight in premature newborns outcome

Authors

  • Murilo Neves de Queiroz Hospital Materno Infantil de Brasília - HMIB/SES-DF
  • Tabatha Gonçalves Andrade Castelo Branco Gomes HMIB - SES/DF
  • Alessandra de Cássia Gonçalves Moreira Hospital Materno Infantil de Brasília - HMIB/SES-DF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v29i04.294

Keywords:

Birth Weight, Apgar Score, Survival Rate, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Premature Infant

Abstract

Objective: to characterize the profile of preterm newborns at Hospital Materno Infantil de Brasília and its hospital outcome. Methods: retrospective descriptive study with preterm newborns from 24 weeks to 36 weeks and 6 days born alive in this hospital in 2015; the sample was divided according to gestational age, birth weight and Apgar score and the evolution of the newborn was evaluated in relation to Apgar, the need for neonatal ICU, hospital discharge or death. Results: Of the 619 newborns, 233 (37.6%) were admitted to the NICU. Extreme prematurity occurred in 8.4% of births (52/619) and was responsible for more than half of the general mortality deaths, which was 9.9% (61/619). Despite the high demand for NICU admission, infants with low birth weight had a mortality rate lower than 5%. Apgar score at the 5th minute reflected mortality higher than 90%. Conclusion: The profile of premature infants at this hospital is composed of late prematurity, low birth weight and elevated Apgar at 1st and 5th minutes, with more than 60% of newborns requiring NICU hospitalization and overall survival greater than 90%.

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2019-07-24

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Gestational age, Apgar index and birth weight in premature newborns outcome. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 24 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];29(04). Available from: https://revistaccs.espdf.fepecs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/294

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