Impact of postpartum maternal fever or hypothermia on newborn and early infant illness and death in Southwestern Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deaths occurring during the neonatal period contribute close to half of under-five mortality rate (U5MR); over 80% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Poor maternal antepartum and perinatal health predisposes newborns to low birth weight (LBW), birth asphyxia, and infections which increase the newborn's risk of death.

Methods

The objective of the study was to assess the association between abnormal postpartum maternal temperature and early infant outcomes, specifically illness requiring hospitalisation or leading to death between birth and six weeks' age. We prospectively studied a cohort of neonates born at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda to mothers with abnormal postpartum temperature and followed them longitudinally t

SUBMITTER: Mwanga-Amumpaire J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11348523 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature