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. 2019 Feb;69(1):50-55.
doi: 10.1007/s13224-018-1093-9. Epub 2018 Feb 14.

A Call for Eminence Obstetrics Care by Way of "Neonatal Near Miss" Events (NNM): A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study

Bhavesh D Shroff  1 , Nittal H Ninama  2
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A Call for Eminence Obstetrics Care by Way of "Neonatal Near Miss" Events (NNM): A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study

Bhavesh D Shroff et al. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Background: A neonatal near miss (NNM) case would refer to an infant who nearly died but survived during birth or within 28 days of extra-uterine life. The near miss concept is being increasingly used as a tool to evaluate and improve the quality of care, especially obstetric care. All "near miss" should be inferred as free lesson and opportunities to improve the quality of service endowment.

Methods: A hospital based case control study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of central Gujarat to measure factors associated with NNM events. Mothers of those newborns, who had been admitted for critical care, and survived, were included as cases, after their discharge. Controls were selected from same settings who were not falling into defined criteria of NNM. Various antenatal factors were compared among the two groups.

Results: The number of neonatal near miss events were 291 (109 newborns with birth weight less than 1500 g, 169 APGAR score <7 and 13 with gestational age <30 weeks). The neonatal near miss rate was 86.7 per 1000 live births. Less number of antenatal visits, history of referral and hospitalisation during ante natal period were adversely associated with near miss events.

Conclusions: Incorporation of near miss events into the confidential enquiry system is worthwhile for corrective interventions like quality antenatal care, timely screening and referral of pregnant women into the primary health care system.

Keywords: APGAR score; Gestational age; LBW; Neonatal near miss (NNM).

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Conflict of interest statement

Both authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.Before starting enrolment of the participants, necessary clearances and permission were obtained from concerned authorities including Institutional Ethics committee for Human research (IECHR), Professor and Head of Paediatric Department, Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department and Hospital Superintendent.At the time of data collection, the purpose of the study was clearly explained to the study subjects and they were also ensured of confidentiality of the information. The respondents were explained that they had the right to be involved or not to be involved in the study, and that non-involvement would not affect in any way the services they receive from the institutions. The participants were enrolled in the study only after taking written informed consent. The process of data collection did not pose any potential risk or harm to the participants as no kind of intervention or any interference with treatment was implicated.

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