AN ANALYSIS ON RISK FACTORS OF MOTHERS DELIVERING

BABIES SUFFERING FROM ASPHYXIA AT BAHTERAMAS

REGIONAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT

Asphyxia is the failure of a newborn baby to breathe spontaneously and regularly

resulting in further disorder which influences the entire body metabolisms. The

risk factors leading to the occurrence of asphyxia increase include preeclampsia,

eclampsia, fever suffering during pregnancy, and overtime pregnancy. The

purpose of this research is to analyze the risk factors of mothers delivering babies

suffering from asphyxia at Bahteramas Regional Public Hospital.

This analytical observational research employs a case control design. The

population of this research covers the entire mothers who deliver babies suffering

from asphyxia within a period of January until December, 2015 at Bahteramas

Regional Public Hospital. A purposive sampling technique is employed to obtain

the 136 samples consisting of 68 samples classified into the experimental group

and the other 68 samples classified into the control group. The risk factors of

mothers delivering babies suffering from asphyxia are analyzed by determining

the values of Odds Ratio with the confidence level of 95%.

The research results show that preeclampsia is the risk factor of mothers

delivering babies suffering from asphyxia at Bahteramas Regional Public Hospital

(OR = 2.31 (Cl ; 1.16 – 4.60)); eclampsia is the risk factor of mothers delivering

babies suffering from asphyxia at Bahteramas Regional Public Hospital (OR =

4.05 (Cl ; 1.72 – 9.54)); fever suffering during pregnancy is the risk factor of

mothers delivering babies suffering from asphyxia at Bahteramas Regional Public

Hospital (OR = 3.26 (Cl ; 1.60 – 6.67)); and overtime pregnancy is the risk factor

of mothers delivering babies suffering from asphyxia at Bahteramas Regional

Public Hospital (OR = 2.97 (Cl ; 1.47 – 5.97))

The research concludes that preeclampsia, eclampsia, fever suffering during

pregnancy and overtime pregnancy are the risk factors of mothers delivering

babies suffering from asphyxia at Bahteramas Regional Public Hospital.

Keywords: asphyxia, preeclampsia, eclampsia, fever suffering during pregnancy,

overtime pregnancy