The overall mortality rate in the first 28 days was 51.2%. Mortality in the ELBW was 91.1%, VLBW - 54.4% and LBW - 28.8%. More than half the deaths (53%) happened in the first 48 hours of life predominantly in the first 12 hours. The independent risk factors for mortality in the first 12 hours of life were Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), (RR 1.58 (95% CI 1.039-2.405)) and infants born to mothers with Diabetes Mellitus (RR 2.31 (95 % CI 1.46-3.65).
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