Maternal Health Care and Neonatal Mortality

All developing countries including Indonesia seek to reach agreement the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's). It is objectives include reducing neonatal mortality by 25 percent from 20 per 1,000 live birth to 15 per 1,000 live births. This study aimed to determine the relationship of maternal health services with neonatal mortality in East Lampung District in 2011. This study used case control design to compare between the groups of mother whom have neonatal deaths (cases) and neonatal life (control) in East Lampung District in 2011. The result on antenatal care variables found that antenatal care and birth attendant had significant correlation with neonatal death, after controlling age and pregnancy history variable (p value = 0.000, OR = 16.32; p value = 0.31, OR = 18.36). The babies from mothers who did not get completed prenatal care risk of 16.32 times have neonatal death than babies born from mothers who received completed maternal care. There was no association between neonatal mortality and birth attendant, after controling variables of antenatal care, maternal age, pregnancy history, medical history and chilbirth history. Based on this study, it is suggested to increase activity of maternal perinatal audit, improve the quality of antenatal care, maternal delivery, and develop other support activities to prevent neonatal mortality in East Lampung District.