Neonatal resuscitation: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Annually, 14 million newborns require stimulation to initiate breathing at birth and 6 million require bag-mask-ventilation (BMV). Many countries have invested in facility-based neonatal resuscitation equipment and training. However, there is no consistent tracking for neonatal resuscitation coverage.

Methods

The EN-BIRTH study, in five hospitals in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania (2017-2018), collected time-stamped data for care around birth, including neonatal resuscitation. Researchers surveyed women and extracted data from routine labour ward registers. To assess accuracy, we compared gold standard observed coverage to survey-reported and register-recorded coverage, using absolute difference, validity ratios, and individual-level validation metrics (sensitivit

SUBMITTER: Kc A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature