The role of the season at admission in neonatal sepsis: a retrospective chart review of a 1-year data at University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital.

In this study 504 randomly selected neonatal charts were reviewed. The proportion of overall neonatal sepsis was 63.69% (95% CI 59.38, 67.79), where early-onset sepsis was 59.33% (95% CI 54.96, 63.55) and late-onset sepsis was 4.17% (95% CI 2.73, 6.31). Maternal intra-partum fever, season of birth and admission, vaginal mode of delivery and preterm gestational age at birth increased the likelihood of overall and early-onset neonatal sepsis. In conclusion of this study, neonatal sepsis remaining the leading cause of morbidity among younger infants. Intra-partum conditions were major contributors to neonatal sepsis. Thus, providing emphasis on associated factors in particular and universal safe obstetric care in general is recommended.