THE FACTORS CONCERNING THE INCIDENCE OF ASPHYXIA ON MATERNITY WOMEN DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC AT Dr H ABDUL MOELOEK LAMPUNG PROVINCE HOSPITAL IN 2020

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify the factors concerning the incidence of asphyxia on maternity women during the Covid19 pandemic at Dr H Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province Hospital in 2021. The study is a correlational analytical survey with a case-control approach. The population of the study consisted of 244 neonates in which 122 of them became the samples. The objects of this study were maternal age, amniotic fluid, birth weight, umbilical cord entanglement, infection, partum age, newborns diagnosed with asphyxia neonatorum. The study was conducted at Dr H Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province Hospital in July 2021. Data collection technique was through observation sheet. The data analysis was univariate and bivariate.

It was found that there was no relationship among maternal age (p value = 0.708), amniotic fluid (p-value = 0.896), birth weight (p value = 0.000), umbilical cord entanglement (0.370), infection (p value = 0.285) towards the incidence of asphyxia at Dr H Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province Hospital  in 2021.

Pregnant women should improve their  knowledge about the risk factors of pregnant women and infants that may cause death. They are suggested to diligently check their pregnancy or ANC to know and monitor the condition of their babies.