Newborn follow-up after discharge from a tertiary care hospital in the Western Cape region of South Africa:a prospective observational cohort study  

作　　者：Jean Paul Muambangu Milambo KaWing Cho Charles Okwundu Abiola Olowoyeye Leonidas Ndayisaba Sanjay Chand Mark H.Corden 

机构地区：[1]African Cancer Institute,Stellenbosch University,Cape Town,South Africa [2]Division of General Pediatrics,Department of Pediatrics,Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,Los Angeles,CA,USA [3]Centre for Evidence Based Healthcare,Stellenbosch University,Cape Town,South Africa [4]Department of Respiratory Intensive Care,Groote Schuur Hospital,Cape Town,South Africa [5]Division of Hospital Medicine,Department of Pediatrics,Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,4650 Sunset Blvd,MS 94,Los Angeles,CA 90027,USA [6]Department of Pediatrics,Keck School of Medicine,University of Southern California,Los Angeles,CA,USA

出　　处：《Global Health Research and Policy》2018年第1期370-376,共7页全球健康研究与政策（英文）

基　　金：Support has been provided by Stellenbosch University Rural Medical Education Partnership Initiative(SURMEPI).

摘　　要：Background:Current practice in the Western Cape region of South Africa is to discharge newborns born in-hospital within 24 h following uncomplicated vaginal delivery and two days after caesarean section.Mothers are instructed to bring their newborn to a clinic after discharge for a health assessment.We sought to determine the rate of newborn follow-up visits and the potential barriers to timely follow-up.Methods:Mother-newborn dyads at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town,South Africa were enrolled from November 2014 to April 2015.Demographic data were obtained via questionnaire and medical records.Mothers were contacted one week after discharge to determine if they had brought their newborns for a follow-up visit,and if not,the barriers to follow-up.Factors associated with follow-up were analyzed using logistic regression.Results:Of 972 newborns,794(82%)were seen at a clinic for a follow-up visit within one week of discharge.Mothers with a higher education level or whose newborns were less than 37 weeks were more likely to follow up.The follow-up rate did not differ based on hospital length of stay.Main reported barriers to follow-up included maternal illness,lack of money for transportation,and mother felt follow-up was unnecessary because newborn was healthy.Conclusions:Nearly 4 in 5 newborns were seen at a clinic within one week after hospital discharge,in keeping with local practice guidelines.Further research on the outcomes of this population and those who fail to follow up is needed to determine the impact of postnatal healthcare policy.

关 键 词：Follow-up study Hospital nursery Low-income population NEWBORN Patient discharge PEDIATRICS South Africa 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]