Neonatal deaths in infants born weighing ≥ 2500 g in low and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Babies born weighing ≥ 2500 g account for more than 80% of the births in most resource-limited locations and for nearly 50% of the 28-day neonatal deaths. In contrast, in high-resource settings, 28-day neonatal mortality among this group represents only a small fraction of the neonatal deaths. Yet mortality risks for birth weight of ≥ 2500 g is limited. Knowledge regarding the factors associated with mortality in these babies will help in identifying interventions that can reduce mortality.

Methods

The Global Network's Maternal Newborn Health Registry (MNHR) is a prospective, population-based observational study that includes all pregnant women and their pregnancy outcomes in defined geographic communities that has been conducted in research sites in six low-middl

SUBMITTER: Saleem S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7706246 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature