Evaluating implementation strategies for essential newborn care interventions in low- and low middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal mortality remains a significant health problem in low-income settings. Low-cost essential newborn care (ENC) interventions with proven efficacy and cost-effectiveness exist but have not reached high coverage (≥90%). Little is known about the strategies used to implement these interventions or how they relate to improved coverage. We conducted a systematic review of implementation strategies and implementation outcomes for ENC in low- and low middle-income countries capturing evidence from five medical and global health databases from 1990 to 2018. We included studies of implementation of delayed cord clamping, immediate drying, skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and/or early initiation of breastfeeding implemented in the first hour (facility-based studies) or the 1st day (community-based

SUBMITTER: Peven K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646733 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature