Context: Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality of newborns,
especially in developing countries. Aims: Our study determined the prevalence of neonatal …

Neonatal mortality remains a critical public health issue, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
experiencing disproportionately high rates compared to other global regions. Notably, SSA …

Background: Birth asphyxia accounts for a third of global newborn deaths and 95 percent of
these occur in low-resource settings. A key to reducing asphyxia-related deaths in these …

Background The current neonatal mortality rate in Nigeria (37/1000) is among the highest in
the world and the major causes have consistently been reported as sepsis, perinatal …

Background: Neonatal period is the first 28 days after birth. It carries high risk of morbidity
and mortality. This risk is higher in developing countries. Nigeria, where about 700 babies …

Objectives: Neonatal morbidity and mortality have remained embarrassingly high in Nigeria
compared to some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria ranked first in the burden of …

Neonatal death is child health problem which the global community seeks to reduce to the
barest minimum by 2030. In 2017, sub-Sahara Africa's average neonatal death was 27 in …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) remains one of the most frequently occurring community-
acquired as well as hospital-acquired pathogens with high rates of hospital-acquired …

Background: Globally, the number of neonatal death in 2018 was 7,000 cases per day.
Three-quarters of deaths occurred in the first week of life and 40% of them died in the first 24 …

Background: Neonatal mortality is still a significant contributor to under-5 mortality. In 2019
alone close to 50% of global under-5 mortality was due to neonatal death. To attain the SDG …