Sharing Milk and Knowledge in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Improves Care for Neonates in a Low- and Middle-Income Population-A North-South Collaboration.

ABSTRACT: Background: Basic healthcare may significantly decrease neonatal morbidity and mortality. Attention to this, particularly in populations where rates of potentially preventable illness and death within the first weeks of life are extremely high, will have a positive impact on global health. Objective: This manuscript presents the development and impact of a quality improvement programme to reduce the evidence-practice gap in care for neonates admitted to the NICU in a public hospital in India. The programme was locally customised for optimal and sustainable results. Method: The backbone of the project was educational exchange of neonatal nurses and physicians between Norway and India. Areas of potential improvement in the care for the neonates were mainly identified by

SUBMITTER: Haaland K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940916 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature