Author(s)

Diallo Ibrahima Sory^1,2, Diallo Sory², Conté N’fanly², Diawara Ibrahima², Bah Elhadj Mamoudou³, Cissé Moussa², Matthias Roth Kleiner⁴, Sy Telly³

¹Pediatrics Chair, Gamal Abdel Nasser University, Conakry, Guinea.
²Institute of Nutrition and Child Health, Conakry, Guinea.
³Gyneco-Obstetrics Chair, Gamal Abdel Nasser University, Conakry, Guinea.
⁴Department of Women, Mother and Child, Lausanne, Switzerland.

The objective of this study was to identify risk factors and study the causes of neonatal mortality of LBW newborns referred to the Institute of Nutrition and Child Health. Material and Methods: This is a prospective descriptive and analytical study from March 1 to August 31, 2015, involving 250 newborns referred to the Neonatology Department of the Institute of Child Nutrition and Health (INSE). Results: During our study period, we recorded 1169 newborns, 250 of whom were referred, representing a referral frequency of 21.38%. The overall mortality rate for transferring newborns was 46.8%. Risk factors associated with neonatal mortality were gravidity (p = 0.0019), parity (p = 0.0323), occupational activities requiring physical effort (p = 0.0257), birth weight (p = 0.0008) and prematurity (p = 0.0039). Conclusion: Neonatal mortality associated with referrals is a major health problem in developing countries. There is currently no doubt that it is possible to significantly reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity rates by organizing the identification of “mother-child” couples at risk, to refer them intently to centres better equipped with technical and human resources to care for them.

Neonatal Mortality, Reference, Low Birth Weight, INSE

Sory, D. , Sory, D. , N’fanly, C. , Ibrahima, D. , Mamoudou, B. , Moussa, C. , Kleiner, M. and Telly, S. (2019) Neonatal Mortality Associated with the Referral of Low Birth Weight Newborns to the Institute of Child Nutrition and Health (INSE). Open Journal of Pediatrics, 9, 287-295. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2019.94027.