Facility readiness in low and middle-income countries to address care of high risk/ small and sick newborns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The successful promotion of facility births in low and middle-income countries has not always resulted in improved neonatal outcome. We evaluated key signal functions pertinent to Level II neonatal care to determine facility readiness to care for high risk/ small and sick newborns.

Method

Facility readiness for care of high risk/ small and sick babies was determined through self-evaluation using a pre-designed checklist to determine key signal functions pertinent to Level II neonatal care in selected referral hospitals in Uganda (10), Indonesia (4) and India (2) with focus on the Sub-Saharan country with greater challenges.

Results

Most facilities reported having continuous water supply, resources for hand hygiene and waste disposal. Delivery rooms had newb

SUBMITTER: Narayanan I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6580648 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature