Neonatal Deaths in the North Buton Regency Based on Coverage of Neonatal Visits

Abstract

In the neonatal period, babies’ health is vulnerable. In that period, the baby may have the possibility to experience pain. For this reason, a neonatal visit is needed to monitor the baby’s health. Neonatal visits are one of the prevention methods to reduce IMR (Infant Mortality) by making direct contact with health workers at least three times. This study aims to describe the neonatal mortality rate based on the coverage of neonatal visits, both neonatal visit 1 and neonatal visit 3. This is a survey research utilizing the health report data of the Health Office of North Buton Regency in the period 2018-2020, which includes data on neonatal mortality and coverage of complete neonatal visits (neonatal visit 1 and neonatal visit 3). The type of research data is numerical. The research data is presented in the form of graphs with narration. The conclusion of the study is that the neonatal mortality rate is not always in line with the number of complete neonatal visits 3. It is recommended that health workers be more active in offering counseling about neonatal visits to the community. Keywords: Neonate, Neonate Visit, Neonate Death