Neonatal mortality and associated factors among low birth weight neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in selected hospitals, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia,

Abstract

Background: Globally about 4 million neonates died each year within 28 days of life. Low birth weight is still continued global public health problem and it has both short and long term health impact. According to UNICEF report each year 1.1 million neonates die due to complication of preterm birth. Prematurity, birth complication, neonatal sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia were the main determinant of neonatal mortality. Of the cause of neonatal mortality low birth weight covers 60% to 80%.