Population size | % | |
Reasons for admission | ||
Prematurity | 47 | 51.6 |
Low birth weight | 40 | 44 |
Severe fetal distress | 29 | 31.8 |
Respiratory distress | 14 | 15.3 |
Hypotonia | 14 | 15.4 |
Fever | 11 | 12.1 |
Refusal to suck the mother’s breast | 10 | 11 |
Jaundice | 4 | 4.4 |
Convulsions | 3 | 3.3 |
Physical signs on admission |
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Respiratory distress | 27 | 30.0 |
Disturbed primitive reflexes | 21 | 23.1 |
Fever | 11 | 12.1 |
Pallor | 5 | 5.5 |
Convulsion | 5 | 5.6 |
Jaundice | 4 | 4.4 |
Anemia | 2 | 2.2 |