Short-term outcomes of neonatal resuscitation among new-borns at Nakuru level five hospital, Kenya

Abstract

The goal is to determine immediate outcomes of neonatal resuscitation among new-borns born at Nakuru Level five Hospital. Prospective study was used to determine the immediate outcomes of neonatal resuscitation where sixty resuscitated new-borns were recruited into the study and followed up for a period of one month. A descriptive cross-sectional study was used to assess the knowledge and skills of skilled birth attendants where thirty six skilled birth attendants were included in the study with various educational levels: Certificate, Diploma and Bachelors. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess knowledge while simulated resuscitation using mannequins was used to assess the skills. Multiple linear regressions were used to compare the mean differences. The study revealed that however there was no significant difference between babies who died and those alive in terms of gender, birth weight, maternal age, parity and mode of delivery (p>0.05). The study concluded that there are still new-borns that survive but live with complications. The study recommended that primigravidas and mothers below 20 of age should be assessed for pelvic adequacy and intervention made in time and referrals should be done early enough so as to improve their intrapartal outcomes.