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2023 School of Allied Health Sciences International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences

Obsterics characteristics that effect the newborn outcomes

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Bile Farah Abdirahman; Umi Omar Bunu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu

Neonatal death as the death of a child during the first 28 days of life. Globally most common causes of neonataldeaths were; preterm birth, birth asphyxia, infections, birth defects, and complications related to pregnancy and/ordelivery, and the poor healthcare facilities. In addition to that, neonatal morbidity and mortality risks are said to begreatly affected by gestational age, neonatal management after delivery and maternal related factors like age ofmother, anemic and presence of chronic disease. In Africa countries, the major causes of neonatal mortality werereported to be birth asphyxia, birth injury, infections, and preterm birth.