Original Research

Congenital Birth Defects Contributing to Neonatal Mortality in Hospitalized Newborns

Muhammad Ahsan Bajwa1
Mayo Hospital,
Qazi Mumtaz Ahmed1
Mayo Hospital,
Muhammad Kalim Akhtar1
Mayo Hospital,
Shaffaq Aziz1
Mayo Hospital,
Navaira Arshad1
Mayo Hospital,
Tayyaba Iqbal2
Lady Aitchison Hospital King Edward Medical University Lahore Pakistan

✉ Correspondence: Muhammad Ahsan Bajwa Email: dr.ahsanbajwa@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v5i4.2467
Volume: 5, Issue 4 Pages: 699–702 Published: 09 Dec 2024
Received: 25 Mar 2024 Accepted: 05 Nov 2024 Published Online: 09 Dec 2024

Abstract

Objective

To determine the contribution of congenital defects towards mortality in hospitalized newborn babies.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive study was done at the Nursery of Mayo Hospital Lahore from 2019 to 2023. All
electronic entries of neonatal mortality were reviewed. Neonatal Mortality having congenital defects was taken. Data was
compiled, tabulated and analyzed on SPSS.

Results

218 neonatal mortalities were reported to have obvious congenital defects, making 7.8% of total neonatal
mortality. However, it had no uniform pattern in the last 5 years. It ranged from 12.5% to 5.2% annually. The most common
congenital defects in Neonatal Mortality were suspected congenital heart disease (45%), CNS malformations, chiefly
spinal dysraphism (16%), urogenital defects including ambiguous genitalia, pulmonary system including Diaphragmatic
hernia and Syndromes. The most common primary diseases under treatment at the nursery leading to death in congenital defects
were sepsis (43.1%) and Birth Asphyxia (25.7%). Gender variation had no significance on overall neonatal mortality.

Conclusion

Congenital defects have significant contribution towards neonatal mortality in the hospital nursery.

Keywords
Neonatal Mortality Congenital defects Nursery.

How to Cite This Article

Bajwa MA, Ahmed QM, Akhtar MK, Aziz S, Arshad N, Iqbal T. Congenital Birth Defects Contributing to Neonatal Mortality in Hospitalized Newborns. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2024;5(4):699–702. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v5i4.2467

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

Disclosed in accordance with ICMJE and COPE guidelines.

Funding

No specific funding was received for this research.

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