Two million intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths: where, why, and what can be done?

JE Lawn, ACC Lee, M Kinney, L Sibley… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Intrapartum-related neonatal deaths (“birth asphyxia”) are a leading cause
of child mortality globally, outnumbering deaths from malaria. Reduction is crucial to meeting …

Early marriage and sexual and reproductive health vulnerabilities of young women: a synthesis of recent evidence from developing countries

KG Santhya - Current opinion in obstetrics and gynecology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The findings call for further examination of the health consequences of early marriage. What
are even less clear are the pathways through which the associations between early …

Girl child marriage as a risk factor for early childhood development and stunting

Y Efevbera, J Bhabha, PE Farmer, G Fink - Social Science & Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper quantitatively examines the intergenerational effects of girl child marriage, or the
developmental and health outcomes of children born to women who marry before age 18 …

Risk factors of birth asphyxia

HM Aslam, S Saleem, R Afzal, U Iqbal… - Italian journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Birth asphyxia is an insult to the fetus or newborn due to failure to breath or
breathing poorly, leads to decrease oxygen perfusion to various organs. According to WHO …

Prevalence and contributing factors of birth asphyxia among the neonates delivered at Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial teaching hospital, Southern Ethiopia: a cross …

RA Abdo, HM Halil, BA Kebede, AA Anshebo… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Birth asphyxia is a major contributor to neonatal mortality worldwide. In
Ethiopia, birth asphyxia remains a severe condition that leads to significant mortality and …

Determinants of birth asphyxia among live birth newborns in University of Gondar referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia: A case-control study

L Wosenu, AG Worku, DF Teshome, AA Gelagay - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Birth asphyxia, which accounts for 31.6% of all neonatal deaths, is one of the
leading causes of such mortality in Ethiopia. Early recognition and management of its …

Obstetric care in low-resource settings: what, who, and how to overcome challenges to scale up?

GJ Hofmeyr, RA Haws, S Bergström, ACC Lee… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Each year, approximately 2million babies die because of complications of
childbirth, primarily in settings where effective care at birth, particularly prompt cesarean …

Risk factors of birth asphyxia among newborns in public hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia 2018

H Tasew, M Zemicheal, G Teklay, T Mariye, E Ayele - BMC research notes, 2018 - Springer
Objective The aim of study was to identify risk factors of birth asphyxia among newborns in
public hospitals of Central Zone Tigray, Ethiopia 2018. Results A total of 88 cases and 176 …

Linking families and facilities for care at birth: what works to avert intrapartum-related deaths?

ACC Lee, JE Lawn, S Cousens, V Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Delays in receiving effective care during labor and at birth may be fatal for
the mother and fetus, contributing to 2 million annual intrapartum stillbirths and intrapartum …

Prevalence and associated factors of birth asphyxia among live births at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia

WA Bayih, GY Yitbarek, YA Aynalem, BB Abate… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background More than one third of the neonatal deaths at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(NICU) in Debre Tabor General Hospital (DTGH) are attributable to birth asphyxia. Most of …