Neonatal deaths in rural Karnataka, India 2014-2018: a prospective population-based observational study in a low-resource setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal mortality causes a substantial proportion of the under-5 mortality in low and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Methods

We undertook a prospective, population-based research study of pregnant women residing in defined geographic areas in the Karnataka State of India, a research site of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research. Study staff collected demographic and health care characteristics on eligible women enrolled with neonatal outcomes obtained at delivery and day 28. Cause of neonatal mortality at day 28 was assigned by algorithm using prospectively defined variables.

Results

From 2014 to 2018, the neonatal mortality rate was 24.5 per 1,000 live births. The cause of the 28-day neonatal deaths was attributed to prematurity (

SUBMITTER: Dhaded SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708103 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature