Evaluating the Clinical Risk Index for Babies (CRIB) II Score for Mortality Prediction in Preterm Newborns: A Prospective Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Introduction: Neonatal mortality is an issue that affects both the developed and developing world. It is very important in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to do the assessment of the severity of neonatal illness, which in turn helps in estimating and preventing mortality in the NICU by improving healthcare control and by rational use of resources. This research was carried out to evaluate how effectively the Clinical Risk Index for Babies (CRIB) II score can predict mortality rates among newborns treated in our NICU.