Effect of a quality improvement package for intrapartum and immediate newborn care on fresh stillbirth and neonatal mortality among preterm and low-birthweight babies in Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised facility-based trial

Effect of a quality improvement package for intrapartum and immediate newborn care on fresh stillbirth and neonatal mortality among preterm and low-birthweight babies in Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised facility-based trial

Summary: Background: Although gains in newborn survival have been achieved in many low-income and middle-income countries, reductions in stillbirth and neonatal mortality have been slow. Prematurity complications are a major driver of stillbirth and neonatal mortality. We aimed to assess the effect...

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Main Authors: Dilys Walker, ProfMD, Phelgona Otieno, MMED, Elizabeth Butrick, MPH, Gertrude Namazzi, MBChB, Kevin Achola, MSc, Rikita Merai, MPH, Christopher Otare, BSc, Paul Mubiri, MStat, Rakesh Ghosh, PhD, Nicole Santos, PhD, Lara Miller, MSc, Nancy L Sloan, DrPH, Peter Waiswa, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20302321

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