Keywords
Newborn
Stool
Urine
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Abstract
Introduction: Passage of first stool and urine is considered as one of the reassuring indicators to exclude some important congenital anomalies of gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract. Also, it is a sign that the newborn is healthy. Different studies from different geographical reasons have shown varying results in the timing of first passage of it. Hence this study aims to assess timing of passage of first stool and urine by newborn in our setting.
Objectives: To assess the timing of passage of first stool and urine by newborn.
Methodology: A descriptive observational study was carried out among 210 newborns born at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, for the period of six months using convenient sampling technique. Data were analyzed by using frequency percentage and Mann-Whitney U test to see the associations.
Results: Study showed that 92.9% of newborns passed their first stool within eight hours of life and remaining 7.1% within 16 hours. Most of them i.e., 66.7% of newborns passed urine within 8 hours of life where as 6.7% of newborn passed their first urine beyond 24 hours. There was significant association between type of delivery and timing of passage of first stool (p = <0.05) and urine (p = <0.05). Timing of passage of first stool was significantly associated with type of oral feeding (p = <0.05).
Conclusion: Most of the newborn pass their first urine and stool within 24 hours of birth but few of them can go beyond 24 hours for urine without subsequent abnormality.
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