About 0.75 million neonates die every year in India, the highest for any country in the world.
The neonatal mortality rate (NMR) declined from 52 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 28 per …

About 99% of neonatal deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries. There is a paucity
of information on the exact timing of neonatal deaths in these settings. The objective of this …

• Executive summary The days and weeks following childbirth–the postnatal period–is a
critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths …

BACKGROUND: More than 2· 3 million children died in India in 2005; however, the major
causes of death have not been measured in the country. We investigated the causes of …

Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)—
but the majority continue to die at home, uncounted. This article reviews progress for …

BACKGROUND: Intrapartum-related neonatal deaths (“birth asphyxia”) are a leading cause
of child mortality globally, outnumbering deaths from malaria. Reduction is crucial to meeting …

Background Of 136 million babies born annually, around 10 million require assistance to
breathe. Each year 814,000 neonatal deaths result from intrapartum-related events in term …

Background Neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first week of
life, yet little is known about risk factors and pathways of transmission for early-onset …

Methods: We reviewed community-based studies published since 1990 from developing
countries to estimate the rates of neonatal and young infant infections and infection-specific …

Objectives To investigate causes of and contributors to newborn deaths in eastern Uganda
using a three delays audit approach. Methods Data collected on 64 neonatal deaths from a …