Care practices and neonatal survival in 52 neonatal intensive care units in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Indian government supports both public- and private-sector provision of hospital care for neonates: neonatal intensive care is offered in public facilities alongside a rising number of private-for-profit providers. However, there are few published reports about mortality levels and care practices in these facilities. We aimed to assess care practices, causes of admission, and outcomes from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in public secondary and private tertiary hospitals and both public and private medical colleges enrolled in a quality improvement collaborative in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh-2 Indian states with a respective population of 35 and 50 million.

Methods and findings

We conducted a cross-sectional study between 30 May and 26 August 2016 as p

SUBMITTER: Hanson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650044 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature