Categories: Paediatrics

Common causes of Neonatal and Infant deaths in India

The percentage of neonatal and infant deaths in India is still high due to ignorance.

It is important to raise awareness about the issues that cause neonatal and infant deaths in our country.

Common causes include:-

Complications of preterm birth

Apnea – Lack of oxygen
Respiratory distress syndrome (breathing disorder)
Intraventricular hemorrhage (bleeding into the brain’s ventricular system)
Patent ductus arteriosus (a connecting blood vessel fails to close after birth)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (portion of the bowel dies)
Jaundice
Anaemia

Birth defects

Structural abnormalities like heart defects, spina bifida
Functional anomalies like disabilities
Congenital anomalies like hydrocephalus, Down’s syndrome, genetic disorders
Health problems related to above

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Sudden, unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age

Pregnancy complications

Blood pressure
Preeclampsia
Gestational diabetes
Infections
Preterm labour
Miscarriage
Stillbirth

Neonatal encephalopathy

Problems with brain function after birth – Death occurs due to birth trauma or lack of oxygen to the baby during birth.

Infections and its symptoms

Blood infections
Sepsis
Pneumonia
Tetanus
Diarrhoea
Dehydration

Lower respiratory infections

Flu
Pneumonia
Bronchiolitis

Diarrheal diseases caused by:-

Viral infections
Bacterial infections
Parasitic infection

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