OBJECTIVE To measure the incidence of maternal and early neonatal mortality in women who gave birth at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya and describe clinical and other characteristics and circumstances associated with maternal and neonatal deaths following deliveries at MTRH. METHODS A retrospective audit of maternal and neonatal records was conducted with detailed analysis ...

This paper reports a statistical study of mortality in about 2 500 premature mice at birth and during neonatal development. The premature mice were removed by caesarean section and reanimated for 30 min.; surviving mice as well as newborns delivered vaginally on day 20 of pregnancy (control mice) were raised from birth to day 20 by nursing mothers spontaneously delivered at the same time. The m...

OBJECTIVE To obtain information about health outcomes in neonates in 9 subgroups of the Asian population in the United States. DESIGN Cross-sectional comparison of outcomes for births to mothers of Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese origin and for births to non-Hispanic white mothers. Regression models were used to compare neonatal mortality ...

E by developing countries, backed by international support, are helping achieve a steady decline in under-5 mortality. Recent estimates suggest that under-5 deaths fell from 9.6 million to 6.9 million between 2000 and 2011, with the under-5 mortality rate falling from 73 to 51 per 1000 live births. this progress, though slower than hoped in some countries, nevertheless gives cause for optimism....

Preterm neonatal mortality contributes significantly to the high incidence of death among children under five years of age. Neonatal mortality also serves as an indicator of maternal health in society. The aim of the study is to examine the risk factors for preterm neonatal mortality at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mount Hope Women's Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago (MHWH). In this...

OBJECTIVE Nonmedically indicated (elective) deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation result in unnecessary neonatal morbidity. We sought to determine whether implementation of a process improvement program will decrease the rate of elective scheduled singleton early-term deliveries (37 0/7-38 6/7 weeks of gestation) in a group of diverse community and academic hospitals. METHODS Policies and p...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether regional differences in perinatal mortality rates are related to distances to medical resources for perinatal care, such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). METHODS Using the census for Japan in 2000, all municipalities in Japan were classified into four groups based on population size: municipalities of 1,000,000 people or more (Group 1), mun...

The neonatal mortality rate is still a significant public health problem in Sub-Saharan African countries and an indicator of the quality prenatal perinatal care. This study aimed to determine intra-hospital maternal risk factors associated with Kyeshero Hospital.

BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among newborn infants, both term preterm. Even with effective treatment, the outcome is still uncertain, inflated health-care cost due to prolonged length stay in Intensive Care Unit. AIM: This study aimed evaluate risk factors their association clinical outcomes neonatal tertiary referral hospital Manado, Indonesia. M...