Objectives: To determine the usefulness of cardiovascular physical examination (CPE) as a screening tool in a lowresource setting for detecting congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns delivered at the Maternity Unit of Korle Bu
Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana.
Design: A hospital-based cross-sec...
Background. In a previous article on the impact of COVID-19, the authors compared access to routine health services between 2019 and 2020. While differential by province, a number of services provided, as reflected in the District Health Information System (DHIS), were significantly affected by the pande...
Background: Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality among neonates, particularly in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the risk factors and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis in Federal...
Background. Clear risk profiles of neonates with mild and moderate hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) are lacking.Objective. To describe and compare factors associated with mild and moderate HIE in South African neonates. Methods.A prospective, comparative design was used to describe factors among So...
BACKGROUND: Postnatal care is given to mothers and newborn babies within 42 days of delivery. It is a period of high maternal and newborn mortality and is also the most neglected in terms of maternal health services in many parts of the world. This study aimed to assess postnatal care and associated fact...
Objective:To explore the maternal factors and short-term outcomes associated with episiotomy during vaginal delivery at Women and Newborn Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.Materials and Methods:An unmatched case control study was conducted in postnatal wards of Women and New-born hospital in Lusaka, Zambia betwee...
BACKGROUND
Maternal complications during pregnancy and labor have been the leading
cause of maternal and neonatal death globally. The aim of the study was to observe
and compare the differences in the perinatal outcomes of newborns born to women
with maternal complications to those born to women witho...
Cet ouvrage intitulé « Conseils et Soins au Nouveau-né »est axé sur la période néonatale c’est-à-dire celle allant de 0 à 28 jours. Il comprend 5 chapitres abordant successivement le déroulement de la grossesse, la naissance, le nouveau-né, l’alimentation du nouveau-né, les soins du nouve...
Menendez, Clara;
Castillo, Paola;
Martinez, Miguel;
Jordao, Dercio;
Lovane, Lucilia;
Ismael, Mamudo R;
Carrilho, Carla;
Lorenzoni, Cesaltina;
Fernandes, Fabiola;
Nhampossa, Tacilta 2 8;
Hurtado, Juan Carlos;
Navarro, Mireia;
Casas, Isaac;
Ritchie, Paula Santos;
Bandeira, Sonia;
Mucumbi, Sibone;
Jaze, Zara;
Mabota, Flora;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Maixenchs, Maria;
Sanz, Ariadna;
Mandomando, Inacio;
Nadal, Alfons;
Gonce, Anna;
Almagro, Carmen Muñoz;
Quinto, Llorenç;
Vila, Jordi;
Macete, Eusebio;
Alonso, Pedro;
Ordi, Jaume;
Bassat, Quique.
Over 5 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Limited and imprecise information on the cause of these deaths hampers progress in achieving global health targets. Complete diagnostic autopsies (CDAs)-the gold standard for cause of death determination-are difficult to perform in most high-...
