Review of the evidence for interventions to reduce perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries

Low- and middle-income countries contribute to the overwhelming majority of the global perinatal and neonatal mortality. There is a growing amount of literature focused on interventions aimed at reducing the healthcare gaps and thereby reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-inc...

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Main Authors:	Vivek V. Shukla, Waldemar A. Carlo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:	International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646720300119

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spelling	doaj-1363a704d3c246e9afe7e750127faecc2020-11-25T03:05:17ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine2352-64672020-03-017128Review of the evidence for interventions to reduce perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countriesVivek V. Shukla0Waldemar A. Carlo1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Neonatology, Suite 9380 WIC, 1700 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35249, USACorresponding author.; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Neonatology, Suite 9380 WIC, 1700 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35249, USALow- and middle-income countries contribute to the overwhelming majority of the global perinatal and neonatal mortality. There is a growing amount of literature focused on interventions aimed at reducing the healthcare gaps and thereby reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The current review synthesizes available evidence for interventions that have shown to improve perinatal and neonatal outcomes. Reduction in important gaps in the availability and utilization of perinatal care practices is needed to end preventable deaths of newborns. Keywords: Stillbirth, Mortality, Fetal, Perinatal mortality, Developing countrieshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646720300119
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title	Review of the evidence for interventions to reduce perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
title_short	Review of the evidence for interventions to reduce perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
title_full	Review of the evidence for interventions to reduce perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
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series	International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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description	Low- and middle-income countries contribute to the overwhelming majority of the global perinatal and neonatal mortality. There is a growing amount of literature focused on interventions aimed at reducing the healthcare gaps and thereby reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The current review synthesizes available evidence for interventions that have shown to improve perinatal and neonatal outcomes. Reduction in important gaps in the availability and utilization of perinatal care practices is needed to end preventable deaths of newborns. Keywords: Stillbirth, Mortality, Fetal, Perinatal mortality, Developing countries
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Review of the evidence for interventions to reduce perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries

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