Risk factors related to readmission due to jaundice in newborns, Bangpakong hospital.

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study factors related to readmission due to hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. The samples were 104 qualified mothers and the newborns who received the services at Bangpakong hospital. Data was collected by using questionnaire of mothers and newborns biodata and medical record checklist. The Chi-square was applied as the analytical statistic tool to analyzed the relationship between factors in mothers, newborns, treatment, and Promoting factors when returning home with readmission due to hyperbilirubinemia in newborns.

The research finding revealed that there were 3 factors related to readmission due to hyperbilirubinemia in newborns with resulting of statistical reliability of .05 significantly, the factors in newborns, treatment, and Promoting factors when returning home, and the factors in mothers were not related to readmission due to hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. Thus, the early detection of factors in mothers and newborns should be done for suitable care plan to prevent and decrease readmission due to hyperbilirubinemia in newborns.