The Relationship Between Gestation Period with Maternal Age and The Case of Pathologic Neonatal Jaundice At Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin
Umi Hanik Fetriyah (a*), Anggrita Sari (b), Dini Rahmayani (c), Fitri Yuliana (b), Reni Jayanti Anggraini (b)
a) Nurse Profession Program, Faculty of Health, Sari Mulia University
Jl. Pramuka No. 2, Banjarmasin, South Borneo 70249, Indonesia
*umi_hanik_f04[at]yahoo.co.id
b) Midwifery Program, Faculty of Health, Sari Mulia University
Jl. Pramuka No. 2, Banjarmasin, South Borneo 70249, Indonesia
c) Bachelor of Nursing Program, Faculty of Health, Sari Mulia University
Jl. Pramuka No. 2, Banjarmasin, South Borneo 70249, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Pathologic jaundice is one of the causes of neonatal death. The risk factor of jaundice is, among others, pre term pregnancy that causes prematurity. Furthermore, it affects the growth of the fetus due to the immaturity of the reproductive organs. Objective: To analyze the relationship between gestation and maternal age with pathologic neonatal jaundice. Method: The research used quantitative analytical method with cross sectional approach. The population in this study were the babies who were born in the maternity ward of Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin. The sample consisting of 297 babies was taken using systematic random sampling technique. Results: The results show there was a relationship between gestation and pathological jaundice (P value = 0.035), no relationship maternal age with pathologic jaundice (P value = 1.000). The findings in study were that most infants born at gestational age of pre term, post term do not experience neonatal jaundice, most babies born to a mother at the age of risky are not jaundiced. The majority of babies born in gestation pre term and post term births of mothers at no risk and the majority of babies born to mothers at the age of majority at the time of gestation period. Conclusion: Gestational age associated with pathologic jaundice and maternal age are not associated with pathologic jaundice. The importance of health workers must assess gestational age of the mother on antenatal and intranatal care to anticipate jaundice, mothers always check baby to health services if baby appears yellow skin.
Keywords: Bilirubin; Gestation; Jaundice; Neonatal; Pathologic; Maternal Age
Topic: International Conference on Nursing