Background This paper examines perinatal death reporting and reviews in Bungoma county,
Kenya, where substantial progress has been made, providing important insights for wider …

The four papers published this week—on coverage, 1 equity, 2 financing, 3 and policy, 4
informed by the two detailed country analyses from South Africa5 and Tanzania6—provide …

Background. There has been a high demand for delivery services at Leratong Hospital;
however, no study on the causes of neonatal mortality has been conducted. It was therefore …

Abstract UZABAKIRIHO, B and MASWIME, S. Causes of maternal death at Natalspruit
Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j.[online]. 2019, vol. 109, n. 6, pp …

Estimates suggest that over 350,000 deaths and more than 20 million severe disabilities
result from the complications of pregnancy, childbirth or its management each year. Death …

Background Studies on the barriers migrant women face when trying to access healthcare
services in South Africa have emphasized economic factors, fear of deportation, lack of …

Objective: This study determined the socio-demographic, nutritional and health status of
children and their caregivers in two rural districts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and one rural …

Objective To develop a standardized process of perinatal mortality audit (PMA) and improve
the capacity of health workers to identify and correct factors underlying preventable deaths …

ORIGINAL ARTICLES Clinical profile and predictors of severe illness in young South African
infants (<60 days) Page 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLES 883 Clinical profile and predictors of severe …

Background: Inadequate neonatal facilities in rural areas is one of the challenges affecting
the management of preterm infants. In low income countries with limited resources, over …