Research Article
Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS): A Novel Neonatal Disease Severity Scoring System for Resource-Limited Settings
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of the included neonates.
| Attribute | N (585) | % |
| Gestational age | | | Preterm | 240 | 41 | Term | 342 | 58.5 | Postterm | 3 | 0.5 |
| Birth weight | | | Normal (>2500 grams) | 93 | 15.9 | Low birth weight (1500–2500 grams) | 211 | 36.1 | Birth weight <1500 grams | 281 | 48 |
| Sex | | | Male | 320 | 54.7 | Female | 265 | 45.3 |
| Referral | | | Inborn | 381 | 65.1 | Referred | 204 | 34.9 |
| Mode of delivery | | | Vaginal | 438 | 74.9 | Caesarean | 120 | 20.5 | Use of forceps/vacuum | 27 | 4.6 |
| Outcome | | | Discharged | 490 | 83.8 | Expired | 95 | 16.2 |
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