Background: Thousands of neonates die annually in Ethiopia related to preventable causes.
Low-quality care enhances neonatal morbidity and mortality unless remedial action is taken …

Background Each year, millions of newborns die as a result of birth asphyxia, infections, and
complications of preterm birth. This burden of death is disproportionately concentrated in low …

Background WHO recommends a set of essential newborn care practices that every
newborn baby needs for health and survival regardless of birthplace. Previous Ethiopian …

Background Neonatal mortality can be reduced by providing essential newborn care.
However, it is overlooked by most healthcare providers in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aims to …

Background The neonatal period is only 1/60th of the first 5 years of life but it accounts for
63% of all infant deaths and 44% of all under-five deaths in Ethiopia. Most causes of …

Background The provision of optimal and quality services during labour, delivery and in the
early neonatal period is highly required to accelerate the reduction of neonatal deaths and …

Introduction: The global neonatal death rate was predicted to be 18 per 1000 live births
during the first 28 days of life. Ethiopia continues to have one of the highest neonatal …

Background A significant proportion of neonatal mortality can be prevented by the provision
of the minimum neonatal care package. However, about 3 million neonates die each year …

Essential newborn care is a wide-ranging approach planned to improve the health of
newborn through interventions after pregnancy. In Ethiopia, about 120,000 newborns die …

Abstract Background Globally, 2.7 million children die during the neonatal period annually.
Ethiopia is one of the ten countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths. The practice …