Introduction: Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome of systemic disease accompanied by bacteremia in infants within the first month of life. Neonatal sepsis is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality, both in full-term and premature infants. Cases of neonatal sepsis in Indonesia are quite high, including in high-risk groups such as male infants. The purpose of this study was to deter…
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a condition in which an infant is born weighing less than 2,500 grams, regardless of gestational age. LBW is an important indicator of perinatal health because it can lead to both short-term and long-term complications, such as growth impairment, increased risk of chronic diseases, and neonatal mortality. The occurrence of LBW is multifactorial, influenced …
Background: Neonatal sepsis is an invasive bloodstream infection characterized by the presence of bacteria in body fluids such as blood, bone marrow and urine. Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) is defined as an infection found in a baby after 72 hours or 3 days from birth in preterm babies and after 7 days of age in term babies. Method: This study used a descriptive observational method with pr…
Background: Low birth weight babies (LBW) are defined as babies with birth weights below 2,500 grams. The incidence of LBW in South Sumatra has increased dramatically in recent years. This increase needs to be evaluated because LBW is an indicator of maternal health, nutrition, delivery services, and poverty. LBW conditions became the largest contributor to the cause of neonatal death by 37% in…
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Hyperbilirubin is a condition that causes jaundice in neonates due to high bilirubin levels. This situation can lead to dangerous complications such as chronic jaundice, atetosis with hearing loss and mental retardation. For this reason phototherapy needs to be done as an intervention that can be used to reduce bilirubin levels in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. Systematic review that used co…
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a baby with a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams regardless of gestational age. LBW usually occurs in infants less than 37 weeks, but babies born at term also have the potential to experience LBW. Babies with low birth weight often experience several problems immediately after birth due to the immature organs. So that it will have some complex impacts in…