Prevalencia de asfixia neonatal en recién nacidos atendidos en el Hospital Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo 1 de agosto 2017 hasta 15 de agosto 2018.

Abstract

Background.- According to statistical data shown in the medical literature, a higher incidence of cases of neonatal asphyxia is estimated in underdeveloped countries with approximate values of 5 cases per 1000 live births. Objective: To estimate the Prevalence of Neonatal Asphyxia in newborns of Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital Materials and Methods. We studied 1543 newborns treated at the Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital from August 1, 2017 to August 15, 2018. Results.- Of the 1543 newborns seen in the Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital from August 2017 to August 2018, 1362 newborns met the inclusion criteria described in the study, which resulted in a prevalence of 10 newborns. with diagnosis of neonatal asphyxia equivalent to 0.73% and 65 with respiratory distress syndrome corresponding to 4.80% of the total population, of which 5 neonates presented dystocia OR = 4.65 IC95% (1.33-16.21), becoming the main predisposing factor of Neonatal asphyxia in this study. Conclusion.- Dystocia will have a significant relationship in the evolution of labor due to uncoordinated contractions of the uterus, a disproportionate cephalic-pelvic relationship, which in many cases will also occur in diabetic mothers where the fetus exceeds 4500 g; although many times the help of a short-acting tocolytic can help in the birth process have a direct relationship with the development of neonatal asphyxia.