Assessment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Incidences with Causes, Mortality and Morbidity in a Ter

Background: The objective of this study was to verify the prevalence of respiratory distress in neonates and their morbidity and mortality associated with respiratory distress in a neonatal intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Larkana.

Methods: A retrospective study of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome was assessed over a span of one year. Based on neonatal and maternal factors, the prevalence and risk factors linked to respiratory distress syndrome were contrasted.

Results: In our study, the majority of respiratory distress was attributed to 29.8 percent transient newborn tachypnea (TTN), 22.1 percent RDS, 17 percent birth asphyxia, and 15.7 percent Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS). The average result of neonatal respiratory distress was a 65.4 percent cure rate, a 26.84 percent neonatal mortality rate with the highest mortality due to RDS and sepsis and a 7.7 percent morbidity rate. Conclusion: The most prevalent cause of respiratory distress among neonates was TTN. The mortality rate was 26.84 percent and was the highest among respiratory distress syndrome neonates.

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