Research Article

Surgical Task Shifting Helps Reduce Neonatal Mortality in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Immediate newborn outcome of CS delivery from July 2015 up to June 2016.

FactorNumber (%)

Outcome of newbornNormal live birth40183.7
Live birth with distress326.7
Dead245.0
One or more death for twin163.3

DeathStillbirth1568.2
Early neonatal death731.8

Primary cause of stillbirthAsphyxia and trauma1470
Infection or pneumonia15
Trauma15
Other210
Unknown15
No information15