@Article{, title={Prevalence and Etiology of Respiratory Distress in Newborns in the Fallujah Teaching Hospital for Women and Children}, author={Majeed Hameed AL Ajeli}, journal={Karbala Journal of Medicine مجلة كربلاء الطبية}, volume={12}, number={2}, pages={2199-2202}, year={2019}, abstract={background: A descriptive study was conducted in AL Fallujah Teaching Hospital for women and children to determine the prevalence and etiology of respiratory distress in the newborns delivered over the 6 months duration from 1st September 2018 to 1st March 2019.Patients and methods: All live newborns delivered at AL Fallujah Teaching Hospital for women and children during the period of study were included and observed for development of respiratory distress.Results: All newborns (n=5828), delivered at AL Fallujah hospital over the 6 months duration were observed for respiratory distress. The overall prevalence of respiratory distress was 2.5%.Prevalence was 54.4% in term and 42.2% in preterm and 3.4% in post term. Transient tachypnea of newborn was found to be the commonest 40.8% cause of respiratory distress followed by Hyaline membrane disease 34.7%, meconium aspiration syndrome 14.3%, congenital pneumonia 2% and other congenital anomalies 8.2%. Transient tachypnea of newborn was found to be common among term and near-term babies, while hyaline membrane disease was seen among preterm, and meconium aspiration syndrome among term and post term babies.Conclusion: Respiratory distress is a common neonatal problem with significant morbidity and mortality. Transient tachypnea of newborn was a major cause followed by hyaline membrane disease and meconium aspiration syndrome.

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