1. Maternal and neonatal factors associated with neonatal jaundice in Jordan: a case-control study.
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Mohammad, Khitam Ibrahem Shlash, Al–Shdefat, Maram, Halasa, Suhaila, Joseph, Rachel, Alafi, Mohammad, ALBashtawy, Mohammed, Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah, Abdalrahim, Asem, Malak, Malakeh, Creedy, Debra, and Gamble, Jenny
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MOTHERS , *NEONATAL intensive care , *NEONATAL jaundice , *RESEARCH methodology , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *HOSPITAL care of newborn infants , *CASE-control method , *INTERVIEWING , *ACQUISITION of data , *NEONATAL intensive care units , *GESTATIONAL age , *RISK assessment , *INFANT nutrition , *PEARSON correlation (Statistics) , *PUBLIC hospitals , *EMPLOYMENT , *BLOOD groups , *MEDICAL records , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *AGE factors in disease , *CESAREAN section , *BLOOD group incompatibility , *PATIENT education , *PRENATAL care , *DATA analysis software , *ODDS ratio , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *BILIRUBIN , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Background/Aims: Neonatal jaundice is a common cause of hospitalisation. This study aimed to identify maternal and neonatal factors associated with neonatal jaundice among hospitalised neonates in north Jordan. Methods: This was a case control study involving 312 mothers and their neonates (106 cases, 206 controls), recruited from two governmental hospitals in north Jordan. A structured interview was used to collect data. Neonatal medical records were accessed for clinical data. Results: Maternal factors associated with higher risk of jaundice included having higher education, being employed and having had a caesarean section. Neonatal factors associated with higher risk of jaundice included being preterm, receiving <5 feeds per day and having ABO incompatibility. Conclusions: Using evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and management of risk factors helps to reduce the prevalence of jaundice requiring hospitalisation among neonates. Raising mothers' awareness of neonatal jaundice through interventions and education sessions during antenatal care, in particular for high-risk mothers, is also likely to help reduce its prevalence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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