Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact

P Ashorn, U Ashorn, Y Muthiani, S Aboubaker, S Askari… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetics of tranexamic acid after intravenous, intramuscular, and oral routes: a prospective, randomised, crossover trial in healthy volunteers

S Grassin-Delyle, M Semeraro, E Lamy, S Urien… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In response to the World Health Organization call for research on alternative
routes for tranexamic acid (TXA) administration in women with postpartum haemorrhage, we …

Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021

DJ Erchick, EA Hazel, J Katz, ACC Lee… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine prevalence of novel newborn types among 541 285 live births in 23
countries from 2000 to 2021. Design Descriptive multi‐country secondary data analysis …

[HTML][HTML] High coverage but low quality of maternal and newborn health services in the coverage cascade: who is benefitted and left behind in accessing better quality …

RB Khatri, J Durham, R Karkee, Y Assefa - Reproductive Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Antenatal care (ANC) visits, institutional delivery, and postnatal care (PNC)
visits are vital to improve the health of mothers and newborns. Despite improved access to …

Improving the Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis in Resource-Limited Settings: Gaps and Recommendations

S Sturrock, S Sadoo, C Nanyunja… - Research and reports in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Neonatal sepsis causes significant global morbidity and mortality, with the highest burden in
resource-limited settings where 99% of neonatal deaths occur. There are multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Safe infant feeding in healthcare facilities: assessment of infection prevention and control conditions and behaviors in India, Malawi, and Tanzania

BA Caruso, U Paniagua, I Hoffman… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Infants need to receive care in environments that limit their exposure to pathogens.
Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) environments and suboptimal infection …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of technical quality of antenatal and perinatal services in a nationally representative sample of health facilities in Nepal

RB Khatri, J Durham, Y Assefa - Archives of Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Access to routine antenatal and perinatal services is improved in the last two
decades in Nepal. However, gaps remain in coverage and quality of care delivered from the …

If we build it, will they come? Results of a quasi-experimental study assessing the impact of maternity waiting homes on facility-based childbirth and maternity care in …

NA Scott, JL Kaiser, T Ngoma, KL McGlasson… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) aim to increase access to maternity and
emergency obstetric care by allowing women to stay near a health centre before delivery. An …

Socioeconomic correlates of Adequate Maternal Care in Bangladesh: Analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017‐18

MIH Methun, I Haq, MSG Uddin… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. In recent times, Bangladesh has made significant improvements in various
health outcomes, but not so much in maternal death. The current flat trend in reducing …

[HTML][HTML] Do we need a new global policy for ending preventable perinatal deaths in fragile low-income countries?

E Heen, K Størdal, J Wachira, I Heen… - Journal of global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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initiated Kangaroo Mother Care in the last three months. Newborn bag-masks were …