Background Babies with low birthweight (< 2500 g) are at increased risk of early mortality.
However, low birthweight includes babies born preterm and with fetal growth restriction, and …

Background National estimates for the numbers of babies born small for gestational age and
the comorbidity with preterm birth are unavailable. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of …

In this Series paper, we review trends since the 2005 Lancet Series on Neonatal Survival to
inform acceleration of progress for newborn health post-2015. On the basis of multicountry …

Background Low birth weight and prematurity are amongst the strongest predictors of
neonatal death. However, the extent to which they act independently is poorly understood …

Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW …

Abstract Background Preterm birth (< 37 weeks), low birth weight (LBW,< 2500g), and small
for gestational age (SGA,< 10th centile of birth weight for gestational age and sex) are …

Objective To determine population-based neonatal mortality rates in low-and middle-income
countries and to examine gestational age, birth weight, and timing of death to assess the …

Objectives-This report investigates the reasons for the United States' high infant mortality
rate when compared with European countries. Specifically, the report measures the impact …

Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

Objective To evaluate outcome trends of neonates born very preterm in 11 high-income
countries participating in the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of neonates …