FACTORS CAUSE NEONATAL ASPHYXIA OCCURRENCE OF NEONATAL ASPHYXIA IN THE PERINATOLOGY OF DR. PIRNGADI GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDAN 2014

Abstract

Neonatal asphyxia is a condition in which a baby can not breathe spontaneously and regularly soon after birth so can cause infant growth is not optimal due to lack of oxygen from the mother to the fetus that can cause the baby hypoxia. The occurrence of asphyxia due to several factors such as maternal age, gestational age, parity, birth weight, type of delivery and prolonged labor. This is a descriptive study that aims to describe the causes of neonatal asphyxia in newborns in Perinatology space Hospital Dr. Pirngadi MedanTahun 2014. This study was a survey, and the population in this study were all women who give birth to babies with neonatal asphyxia, amounting to 90 people. The result showed that majority of respondents (80%) age <20 years, 41.3% of respondents preterm gestational age (28-36 weeks), 47.4% of respondents grandemultipara (number of children> 5), 51.1% of respondents having a baby with normal birth weight, 57.1% of respondents do not normal childbirth and 59.3% of respondents who gave birth to a baby with neonatal asphyxia experienced prolonged labor. Mother suggested to give more attention to health both before and after childbirth and health workers also to improve their knowledge and skills in performing the management of asphyxia by means ranging from aspects promotive, curative, rehabilitative so that mortality and morbidity in infants decreased.