OBJECTIVE Between 1990 and 2010, the U.S ranking in neonatal mortality slipped from 29(th) to 45(th) among countries globally. Substantial subnational variation in newborn mortality also exists. Our objective is to measure the extent to which trends and subnational variation in early neonatal mortality reflect differences in the prevalence of risk factors (gestational age and birth weight) comp...

BACKGROUND The concept of neonatal near miss has been proposed as a tool for assessment of quality of care in neonates who suffered any life-threatening condition. However, there are no internationally agreed concepts or criteria for defining or identifying neonatal near miss. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of studies and markers that are able to identify neonatal ...

BACKGROUND Previous research on the association between caesarean delivery (CD) and neonatal mortality has had methodological limitations and given conflicting results. We conducted a study to: (i) estimate the association between CD at the individual level and neonatal mortality rates (NMR) in 46 countries; and (ii) examine whether this association varies among countries according to country-l...

In the neonatal period, babies’ health is vulnerable. that baby may have possibility to experience pain. For this reason, a visit needed monitor baby’s health. Neonatal visits are one of prevention methods reduce IMR (Infant Mortality) by making direct contact with workers at least three times. This study aims describe mortality rate based on coverage visits, both 1 and 3. survey research utili...

Aim of Study : To identify rate, time and causes of neonatal deaths in two selected rural areas in Bangladesh. Material and methods: This was a cross sectional community based study, conducted in two sub-districts of rural Bangladesh. A total of 54 mothers who experienced neonatal death between March 2007 and February 2008 were interviewed using the WHO validated standard verbal autopsy questio...

BACKGROUND Neonatal morbidity and mortality rates reflect a nation's socio-economic status, the efficiency and effectiveness of health care services. This important indicator is useful in planning for improved healthcare delivery. A four year review of neonatal outcome was therefore conducted in the special care baby Unit (SCBU) of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). METHODS AND SUB...

background: preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic vaginal progesterone on decreasing preterm birth rate and neonatal complications in a high-risk population. materials and methods: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed on 100 high-risk singleton pregnancies. v...

hepatitis b is the most common cause of acute and chronic viral hepatitis in iran. it is the etiology of 70% of end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in the country. before the universal neonatal vaccination in iran (1992), the contact rate with hbv was about 30% and the hbs ag+ rate was about 3%. in 2009 the contact rate has declined to 18% and hbsag+ rate decreased to 2%. the e...

Neonatal morbidity and mortality are major global public health challenges representing an increasing proportion of overall under-5 child mortality, with the vast majority of neonatal deaths occurring in resource-limited settings. In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, it is estimated that approximately 200 000 neonatal deaths occur annually with reported estimates of the...

BACKGROUND Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in reducing child mortality over the last two decades. However, the under-5 mortality rate in Ethiopia is still higher than the under-5 mortality rates of several low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). On the other hand, the patterns and causes of child mortality have not been well investigated in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to in...