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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (LBW) AND NEONATAL ASPHYXIA INCIDENCE AT HJ. BUNDA HALIMAH HOSPITAL, BATAM CITY IN 2024
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https://doi.org/10.37776/zk.v14i3.1929Abstract
Neonatal mortality in Indonesia is still high, one of the factors causing asphyxia is the weight of the newborn. As the results of a preliminary study conducted in May 2023- May 2024, there were 557 deliveries. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between low birth weight and the incidence of neonatal asphyxia at Hj. Bunda Halimah Hospital, Batam City in 2024. The design of this study is an analytical survey using a retrospective descriptive approach. The population of this study were newborns who were recorded in medical records who met the inclusion criteria, with a sample population of 72 respondents. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. The location of the study was at Hj. Bunda Halimah Hospital, Batam City in August. The data collection tool used medical records. The data analysis used was univariate frequency distribution and bivariate analysis through the chi-square statistical test. The results of the study obtained respondents who experienced LBW as many as 69 respondents (95.8%) babies who experienced BBLER as many as 3 respondents (4.2%) babies who experienced asphyxia with a severe category as many as 35 respondents (48.6%), babies who experienced moderate asphyxia 12 respondents (16.7%), indicating that there is no relationship between LBW and the incidence of Asphyxia with a p value of 0.191> (0.05) meaning that there is no significant relationship between low birth weight babies and the incidence of asphyxia at Hj. Bunda Halimah Hospital, Batam City in 2024. It is expected that the Hospital will provide direct education to pregnant women regarding further monitoring of infant growth and development and complications that often occur in LBW babies. Keywords : Asphyxia, Newborn weight.
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