Browsing Institute of Population Health Sciences by Subject "Newborn"
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Antibiotic use for inpatient newborn care with suspected infection: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
(BioMed Central, 2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: An estimated 30 million neonates require inpatient care annually, many with life-threatening infections. Appropriate antibiotic management is crucial, yet there is no routine measurement of coverage. The Every ... -
Barriers and enablers to routine register data collection for newborns and mothers: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
(BioMed Central, 2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Policymakers need regular high-quality coverage data on care around the time of birth to accelerate progress for ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths. With increasing facility births, ... -
Counting on birth registration: mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzania.
(2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Birth registration marks a child's right to identity and is the first step to establishing citizenship and access to services. At the population level, birth registration data can inform effective programming ... -
Electronic data collection for multi-country, hospital-based, clinical observation of maternal and newborn care: EN-BIRTH study experiences.
(BioMed Central, 2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Observation of care at birth is challenging with multiple, rapid and potentially concurrent events occurring for mother, newborn and placenta. Design of electronic data (E-data) collection needs to account for ... -
Immediate newborn care and breastfeeding: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
(BioMed Central, 2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Immediate newborn care (INC) practices, notably early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), are fundamental for newborn health. However, coverage tracking currently relies on household survey data in many settings. ... -
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 ... -
Survey of women's report for 33 maternal and newborn indicators: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
(2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Population-based household surveys, notably the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), remain the main source of maternal and newborn health data for many low- and ...