Scaling up Ghana's national newborn care initiative: integrating 'helping babies breathe' (HBB), 'essential care for every baby' (ECEB), and newborn 'infection prevention' (IP) trainings

Scaling up Ghana's national newborn care initiative: integrating 'helping babies breathe' (HBB), 'essential care for every baby' (ECEB), and newborn 'infection prevention' (IP) trainings

Abstract Background Responding to stagnating neonatal mortality rates in Ghana, a five-year collaboration called Making Every Baby Count Initiative (MEBCI) was undertaken to improve the quality of newborn care provided around the time of birth. A multi-pronged approach was used to build health worke...

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Main Authors: Margaret Amanua Chinbuah, Mira Taylor, Magdalena Serpa, Goldy Mazia, Patience Korkor Cofie, Williams Kwarah, Suzanne Dawson, Brett D. Nelson, Cyril Engmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05225-2

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