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PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITION OF NEONATES IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Muhammad Mustafa Qamar, Asma Baig, Mishal Azhar, Tehmina Irfan, Khazima Asif, Shehnila Shokat, Marium khan, Ayesha Basharat, Akhtar Rasul, Muhammad Shahid javed, Waqas Ahmad

The aim of this study was to evaluate the health status of a newborn in Punjab, Pakistan. Furthermore, to enlighten the correlation between maternal age and the physical health status of the newborn. A cross-sectional survey was conducted across Punjab to assess the physical health status of the neonates. Data of 1000 neonates as Sample population collected from the different hospital of Punjab. It includes Lady Atchison hospital Lahore, National hospital Lahore, Lady Wallington hospital Lahore, Services Hospital Lahore, District headquarter Toba Tek Singh and Allied Hospital Faisalabad. A Standardised Apgar scale was used as a data collection tool. Sample of 1000 newborns depicted that 60.15% of infants scored Normal to Good score, 33.85% scored low, and 6% of infants scored critically low. APGAR (Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration) score of newborns of mothers having age more than 45 are critically low while mothers with age 21-25 years gave birth to babies with a better Apgar score. In Punjab above-average fraction of the Infants born were with excellent health status. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the Increasing maternal age has a negative association with the physical health status of neonates Key Words: APGAR score, newborns, Infants, health condition, maternal age.

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