OBJECTIVE To describe trends and composition of infant mortality rate in the State of São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. METHODS An ecological study was conducted, based on official secondary data of births and infant deaths of residents in São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. The infant mortality rate was calculated by the direct method and was analyzed by graphs and polynomial regression models for age...

Reducing infant mortality and improving maternal health are the two of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set by the international community to promote development worldwide. It is crucial to strengthen the health systems and improve the quality of care women and children receive, in particular during childbirth, to make progress in these goals. Valid and reliable tools are needed to ...

Although malaria is endemic in India, neonatal disease is considered rare. We report a case of neonatal malaria in a 26-day-old neonate with fever and splenomegaly who was diagnosed after a long and unsuccessful battery of tests for splenomegaly. Routine screening for malaria is essential for all neonates with fever in endemic areas. Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria could effectively pr...

conclusions treatment of neonatal respiratory failure with high rate mechanical ventilation may reduce some complications. results intraventricular hemorrhage (ivh) and air leak (e.g. pneumothorax) were less in hfppv group than conventional group (p = 0.012 and p = 0.038). the mean time needed for mechanical ventilation was lower in hfppv group, but this difference was not statistically signifi...

Preterm birth (PTB) is a serious problem, with >450 000 neonates born prematurely in the United States every year. Beginning in 1980, the United States experienced a nearly 3-decade rise in the PTB rate, peaking in 2006 at 12.8%. PTB has declined for 7 consecutive years to 11.4% in 2013, but it still accounts for 1 in 9 neonates born every year. In addition to elevated neonatal and infant morta...

INTRODUCTION Neonatal mortality has continued to increase as a percentage (>60%) of overall infant mortality. Any further reduction in infant mortality is dependent on saving more newborn lives. It is possible if their mothers are knowledgeable and provide proper newborn care. Therefore, the objective of the study was to find out knowledge and practice of the postnatal mothers about newborn car...

Until about twenty years ago, child survival meant the survival of children rather than newborn infants. With a steady worldwide decline in under-5 deaths— most of the lives saved being those of infants and children over the age of a month—the newborn period has come into focus as a relatively intransigent source of mortality. The ‘‘child survival revolution’’ increased child survival [1], but ...

Background: Newborn mortality is one of the most neglected health problems in developing world, there are estimated 4 million neonatal deaths worldwide each year. Moreover, it to account for 40% under five and two-third infant deaths.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study included 120 primipara mothers newborn from 2 28Day life admitted postnatal ward Siliguri District hospital during yea...