Delayed Birth Registration

Barriers to birth registration in Indonesia.

www.thelancet.com/lancetgh Vol 4 April 2016 e234 2013 legal amendment to eliminate fees for all CRVS documents, the implementation of these laws has been inconsistent across regions, and many parents continue to pay hidden fees. Acquisition of the prerequisite documents, including parents’ marriage certifi cates (found to increase a child’s odds of birth certificate ownership by 90%), contribut...

Socioeconomic determinants of birth registration in Ghana

BACKGROUND Identity registration is not only a matter of human rights but it also serves as an important instrument for planning about health, education and overall development. This paper examines the chances of a child born in Ghana between 2001 and 2006 obtaining legal status of identity. METHODS Data for this paper were extracted from the 2006 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS...

Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping After Birth.

Delayed umbilical cord clamping appears to be beneficial for term and preterm infants. In term infants, delayed umbilical cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores in the first several months of life, which may have a favorable effect on developmental outcomes. There is a small increase in jaundice that requires phototherapy in this group of infants. Consequent...

Delayed Birth of the Second Twin

Completeness of Birth Registration in the United States in 1940.