%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemioclinical Profile of Premature Infants at the Neonatology Unit of the Mali Hospital 2012-2015
%A Bourama Kan¨¦
%A Mamadou Berth¨¦
%A Gu¨¦diouma Demb¨¦l¨¦
%A Korotoumou W¨¦l¨¦ Diallo
%A Diakaridia Kon¨¦
%A Fatou Diawara
%A Fanta Sidib¨¦
%A Oumou Kon¨¦
%A Mamadou Coulibaly
%A Mariam Maiga
%A Mariam Sylla
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 490-502
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2021.113046
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> <span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">A newborn is preterm when it is born before 37 weeks of amenorrhoea.
Preterm births account for 11.1% of live births worldwide, 60% of which are in
South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal
mortality and the second leading cause of mortality in children under 5 years
of age. The aim of this study was to investigate prematurity in the neonatology
unit of the Mali Hospital. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Materials and Methods: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This was a
cross-sectional, descriptive study from January 2012 to December 2015 of
premature newborns from 28 to 36 weeks of amenorrhea in the neonatology unit of
Mali Hospital. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">From January 2012 to December 2015, we recorded
1692 inpatient newborns, including 614 preterm newborns, a frequency of 36.29%.
The sex ratio was 1.43 in favor of boys. The average age of the mothers was
23.9 years with a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 47 years. The majority were
housewives (92.7%). The pregnancy was poorly monitored in 51.8% of the mothers.
The average gestational age was 32.9 days with extremes of 25 and 36 days. The
most frequent mode of delivery was vaginal delivery (93.2%), with late
prematurity in 51.5%, moderate prematurity (24.4%), extreme prematurity (18.7%)
and very premature (5.4%). The mean birth weight was 1464 g with a standard
deviation of 485 g and 2751 g. Prematurity was associated with neonatal
infection in 49.4% of newborns, perinatal anoxia (13.9%) and hypotrophy (2.6%).
The most frequent maternal risk factors were fever (83.4%), twinship (38.9%)
and high blood pressure (8.6%). The average length of hospitalization was 9.75
days with extremes of 0 and 68 days. We recorded a cure rate of 57.7%, a death
rate of 35.7% and a dropout rate of 6.7%.</span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Conclusion: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Prematurity is
frequent in the neonatology unit of the Mali Hospital. We observed a high
frequency among women of extreme age and low socio-economic and educational
level. In our study we also noted a high mortality rate proportional to
gestational age.</span></span></span></span>
%K Epidemioclinical Profile
%K Prematurity
%K Mali Hospital
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=111966