Birth Before Arrival (BBA) at Yasothon Hospital, 5 Year Descriptive and Retrospective Analytic Study

Abstract

This descriptive and retrospective analytic study reviewed medical records of 5 years (from October 2002 to September 2007) at Yasothon hospital. It reported 68 cases of the birth before hospital arrival (BBA) accounting for the incidence rate of 36.85 per 10,000 deliveries. There were no serious marternal and neonatal outcomes nor maternal neonatal mortality. The rates of polycythemia and conjunctivitis among this group, compared with the newborns delivered in hospital differed significantly (p < 0.05). Risk factors, significantly affected BBA were history of previous delivery (parity > 0), and distances between home and hospital.