DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i12.063

Pages: 4990-4997

Preterm birth is one of the major clinical problems in neonatology as it is commonly associated with perinatal mortality, serious neonatal morbidity. To find out the risk factors and morbidities of very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight babies in terms of morbidity and mortality in early neonatal period in babies admitted to SNCU, Department of Paediatrics, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Hospital, Berhampur. One hundred six cases of very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight babies from birth to 7 days of life, admitted to SNCU, Department of Paediatrics, M.K.C.G. Medical College &Hospital, Berhampur were enrolled in this study. Details of risk factors and morbidities developed during the hospital stay were noted. High mortality was seen in babies with weight between 500-749 gm (87.5%) and lowest in babies with weight between 1250-1499 gm (25.80%).