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Year: 2023 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 304-308

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230437

Characteristics of Mother with Neonatal Jaundice at Wangaya Regional Hospital Denpasar in the Period January - December 2022

Boy Sanjaya Tarigan1, Gede Alit Wardana2, Christiani1, Ervina Pratiwi1

1Intern Doctor at Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Wangaya Regional Hospital Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
2Obgyn Specialist at Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Wangaya Regional Hospital Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

Corresponding Author: Boy Sanjaya Tarigan

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Maternal and child health problems are issues that need more attention because they have a major impact on development in the health sector and improve the quality of human resources. Although jaundice is not the highest cause of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), jaundice is one of the contributors to infant morbidity in Indonesia because it can cause the baby's body to become weak and unwilling to suck, increased muscle tone, stiff neck, muscle spasms, seizures, sensory disturbances, mental retardation, disability, even death.
Methods: This study is a descriptive design of all maternal patients who have jaundice babies. This research was conducted by collecting data from patient registers and electronic medical records at the Pediatric Polyclinic and Child Care Ward at Wangaya Regional Hospital Denpasar for the period January until December 2022.
Results: There were 77 mothers with neonatal jaundice in this study. Researchers compared the characteristics of the mother with neonatal jaundice based on the mother’s age, gestational age, parity, education level, and the delivery method.
Conclusion: Majority of mothers with neonatal jaundice are in the age group of 20-35 years, high school graduates, multigravida parity, gestational age 37-41 weeks and the method of delivery is sectio caesarea.

Keywords: Jaundice, neonatal, risk factor, mother, icterus

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