OBJECTIVE We sought to study neonatal outcomes in early preterm births by delivery route. STUDY DESIGN Delivery precursors were analyzed in 4352 singleton deliveries, 24 0/7 to 31 6/7 weeks' gestation. In a subset (n = 2906) eligible for a trial of labor, neonatal mortality in attempted vaginal delivery (VD) was compared to planned cesarean delivery stratified by presentation. RESULTS Deliv...

BACKGROUND Sudan is classified as having insufficient progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4), where the levels of child and infant mortality are among the highest in the region and the world. This study investigated factors associated with neonatal mortality in Sudan. Neonatal death is defined as death within the first 28 days of life. METHODS This study analysed data f...

To analyse the mortality rates, causes of death and trends over time in children aged under five years in Henan province and to provide preventive advice to attempt to decrease the mortality rates of these children, a retrospective study was conducted, analysing the vital statistics data from 2004 to 2008 from the annual report of maternal and child health in Henan. The early neonatal (<7 days)...

OBJECTIVES To explore the use of the neonatal near miss concept as a tool to evaluate the quality of neonatal care, as 3 million early neonatal deaths occur every year around the world and the majority of these deaths are avoidable and take place in developing countries. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of the 2005 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health, a cross-sectional stud...

BACKGROUND Although neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first week of life, little is known about the burden of neonatal disease originating from maternal infection or colonization globally. This paper describes the prevalence of vertical transmission--the percentage of newborns with neonatal infection among newborns exposed to maternal infection. METHODS We se...