Browsing Institute of Population Health Sciences by Subject "Gestational Age"
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Birthweight measurement processes and perceived value: qualitative research in one EN-BIRTH study hospital in Tanzania.
(2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Globally an estimated 20.5 million liveborn babies are low birthweight (LBW) each year, weighing less than 2500 g. LBW babies have increased risk of mortality even beyond the neonatal period, with an ongoing ... -
Kangaroo mother care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
(2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) reduces mortality among stable neonates ≤2000 g. Lack of data tracking coverage and quality of KMC in both surveys and routine information systems impedes scale-up. This paper evaluates ... -
Starting school: educational development as a function of age of entry and prematurity.
(2020-02)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact on early development of prematurity and summer birth and the potential 'double disadvantage' created by starting school a year earlier than anticipated during pregnancy, due to being born ... -
Stillbirths including intrapartum timing: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
(BioMed Central, 2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: An estimated >2 million babies stillborn around the world each year lack visibility. Low- and middle-income countries carry 84% of the burden yet have the least data. Most births are now in facilities, hence ...