Conflict and Health
Volume 9, Issue 1, 2015

Neonatal outcomes of Syrian refugees delivered in a tertiary hospital in Ankara, Turkey (Article) (Open Access)

Büyüktiryaki M. , Canpolat F.E.* , Alyamaç Dizdar E. , Okur N. , Kadioäÿlu Şimşek G.
  • a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, Ankara 06230, Turkey
  • b Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, Ankara 06230, Turkey
  • c Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, Ankara 06230, Turkey
  • d Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, Ankara 06230, Turkey
  • e Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching and Education Hospital, Hamamönü, Ankara 06230, Turkey

Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all Syrian immigrants from the TurkishSyrian border who delivered the Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity and Teaching Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Ankara, Turkey. Between January 2013 and December 2014 a total of 36,346 women gave birth at this center. Of these, 457 women were Syrian immigrants, comprising 1.2 % (457/36,346) of all deliveries. The number of births among Syrian refugees in Turkey appears to be increasing. Further research is needed to understand the relative morbidity of babies born to Syrian refugees compared to the local population, as well as the economic impact on facilities treating these cases. © 2015 Büyüktiryaki et al.

Author Keywords

Refugees Syrian Neonate Economic burden

Index Keywords

Turkey (republic) female major clinical study immigrant Infant morbidity medical record newborn refugee tertiary care center newborn intensive care teaching hospital human
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955400367&doi=10.1186%2fs13031-015-0066-1&partnerID=40&md5=2bcf4c4d35953ed7d249f312ddc95bf6
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-015-0066-1
ISSN: 17521505
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English