Outcomes of 28+1 to 32+0 Weeks Gestation Babies in the State of Qatar
Finding Facility-Based Cost Effective Options for Improving the Survival of Preterm Neonates in Low Income Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15460415 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hussain Parappil (Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar), Sajjad ur Rahman (0000-0003-0160-380X, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, corresponding author), Sajjad Rahman (NICU Women’s Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar), Husam Salama (0000-0002-6595-5022, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar), Hilal Al Rifai (0009-0005-9273-2499, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar), Najeeb Kesavath Parambil (Hamad Medical Corporation), Walid El Ansari (0000-0003-0961-1302, University of Gloucestershire) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2526-2542 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph7062526 |
| PMID | 20644688 |
| PMCID | PMC2905565 |
| OpenAlex | W2008148364 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
In this retrospective study we did a comparative analysis of the outcome of 28(+1) to 32(+0) weeks gestation babies between the State of Qatar and some high income countries with an objective of providing an evidence base for improving the survival of preterm neonates in low income countries. Data covering a five year period (2002-2006) was ascertained on a pre-designed Performa. A comparative analysis with the most recent data from VON, NICHD, UK, France and Europe was undertaken. Qatar's 28(+1) to 32(+0) weeks Prematurity Rate (9.23 per 1,000 births) was less than the UK's (p /= Stage 3 (5.69%), which was higher in Qatar. The incidence of symptomatic PDA, NEC and severe ROP decreased with increasing gestational age (p < 0.05). We conclude that the mortality and in hospital pre discharge morbidity outcome of 28(+1) to 32(+0) weeks babies in Qatar are comparable with some high income countries. In two thirds of this group of preterm babies, the immediate postnatal respiratory distress can be effectively managed by using two facility based cost effective interventions; antenatal steroids and postnatal CPAP. This finding is very supportive to the efforts of international perinatal health care planners in designing facility-based cost effective options for low income countries
Environmental health · Gestation · Gestational age · Incidence (geometry · Infant mortality · Neonatal mortality · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Global Maternal and Child Health · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Neonatal Respiratory Health Research · Pediatrics
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |