Introduction In many African countries, including Kenya, a major barrier to achieving child
survival goals is the slow decline in neonatal mortality that now represents 45% of the under …

Background Improved hospital care is needed to reduce newborn mortality in low/middle-
income countries (LMIC). Nurses are essential to the delivery of safe and effective care, but …

Neonatal mortality currently accounts for 45% of all child mortality in Kenya, standing at 22
per 1000 live births. Access to basic but high quality inpatient neonatal services for small …

Introduction There is growing evidence that parental participation in the care of small and
sick newborns benefits both babies and parents. While studies have investigated the roles …

Abstract Background Data from High Income Countries have now linked low nurse staff to
patient ratios to poor quality patient care. Adequately staffing hospitals is however still a …

The developmental outcomes of survivors of neonatal intensive care are, in part, a
measurement of the quality of care provision. The relationship between neonatal nursing …

Background: Improving the quality of facility based neonatal care is central to tackling the
burden of neonatal mortality in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). Quality neonatal …

Background There is a high global burden of neonatal mortality, with many newborn babies
dying of preventable and treatable conditions, particularly in low and middle-income …

Aims To assess the knowledge of nurses of national guidelines for emergency maternity,
routine newborn and small and sick newborn care in Nairobi County, Kenya. Background …

Objective To present information on the quality of newborn care services and health facility
readiness to provide newborn care in 6 African countries, and to advocate for the …