The nexus between maternal antenatal care attendance, newborn postnatal care and neonatal mortality in India: a matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our study examines the relationship between newborn postnatal care and neonatal mortality stratified by maternal antenatal care attendance under a matched case-control framework.

Methods

Data from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey was used. A total of 172,079 recent births to eligible women (15-49 years) in five years preceding the survey were included in the study. We used the conditional logistic regression model, a commonly used regression model to fit matched case-control data to examine the effects of newborn postnatal care on neonatal mortality. The mother's age at birth of the newborn, previous birth intervals, birth order of the newborn, and birthsize of the newborn were included as the matching variables.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Meitei WB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520158 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature