Abstract:

Objective: Determine socioeconomic characteristics, prenatal care and maternal risk factors and to reveal the impact on newborn, in mothers who gave birth. Materials and Methods: A case-control study comparing the mothers whose babies admitted and whose babies not admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of a University Hospital. 200 women as a case and 200 women as a control chosen among total 958 women. A survey form filled to determine socioeconomic and prenatal care features and the risk factors. The APNCU index is used for adequacy of prenatal care. Chi square test, Fisher’s exact test and multiple logistic regression analysis are used for statistical evaluation. Results: As to prenatal care 94.3 % of the mothers received adequate amount and 95.2 % adequate content. The location of residence (OR:2.72), husband education (OR:1.97), spontaneous abortion in second trimester or preterm birth history (OR:4.27), multiple pregnancy (OR:5.25), bigger or smaller uterine size (OR:26.58), early uterine contraction (OR:2.21), and problems during delivery (OR:2.53) variables were related to be in neonatal intensive care unit. Conclusion: Factors related to being in intensive care found in this study should be understood and interpreted in all of the steps of health services, and interventions should be executed when necessary.

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