THE ANTENATAL AND INTRANATAL PREDICTORS OF NON-TRAUMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES IN NEWBORNS

Abstract

Information has been provided about a research study conducted to assess the risk and impact of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (NTICH) in newborns due to some antenatal factors (anemia and inadequate development of the fetus) and intranatal factors (premature rupture of fetal membranes). The research work was carried out at the Perinatal Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan using the method of prospective observation; a total of 996 newborns were examined using complex neurological and neurosonography. Information about the prenatal period was collected by interviewing the mother of each child; the course of labor and the condition of the newborn were assessed based on our observation. Based on these characteristics, the proportion of children in the population was calculated (% of the total number) and the statistical significance of the difference was determined using the χ² criterion. In conclusion, it can be noted that adolescents with gestational anemia, antenatal growth restriction and premature rupture of membranes differ from the group of adolescents without these symptoms in the number of births, gestational age, body weight, abdominal tract and characteristics of labor in multiple pregnancies. Premature rupture of membranes does not significantly increase the risk of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in newborns.