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Effect of home-based counselling on newborn care practices in southern Tanzania one year after implementation : a cluster-randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
In Sub-Saharan Africa over one million newborns die annually. We developed a sustainable and scalable home-based counselling intervention for delivery by community volunteers in rural southern Tanzania to improve newborn care practices and survival. Here
Schellenberg, David, Tanya Marchant, Manzi, Fatuma, Mkumbo, Elibariki, Marchant, Tanya, Marcel Tanner, Fatuma Manzi, Hassan Mshinda, Simon Cousens, Temu, Silas, Penfold, Suzanne, Mshinda, Hassan, Jaribu, Jennie, Tanner, Marcel, Cousens, Simon, Jennie Jaribu, Elibariki Mkumbo, Donat D Shamba, David Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Suzanne Penfold, Shamba, Donat D., Silas Temu, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna, Shamba, Donat D   +25 more
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Prevention of neonatal late-onset sepsis: a randomised controlled trial

BMC Pediatrics, 2017
Background Late-onset sepsis (LOS), defined as sepsis occurring after 48 h of age causes substantial mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants.
Gary Alcock, Helen G. Liley, Lucy Cooke, Peter H. Gray   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Generating insights from trends in newborn care practices from prospective population-based studies: examples from India, Bangladesh and Nepal [PDF]

, 2015
Background Delivery of essential newborn care is key to reducing neonatal mortality rates, yet coverage of protective birth practices remains incomplete and variable, with or without skilled attendance.
Prasanta Tripathy, Aman Sen, Prost, A, Tripathy, P, Kuddus, A, Crowe, S, Pagel, C, Dharma Manandhar (330923), Audrey Prost, Swati Roy, Abdul Kuddus, Anthony Costello, Munir Hossen (770857), Saville, N, Sonya Crowe (770856), Anthony Costello (42348), Naomi Saville, Roy, S, Christina Pagel, Hossen, M, Nirmala Nair (330920), Costello, A, Swati Roy (770858), Sikorski, C, Naomi Saville (770859), Munir Hossen, Dharma Manandhar, Kishwar Azad, Azad, K, Manandhar, D, Catherine Sikorski (236175), Prasanta Tripathy (330921), Christina Pagel (770861), Sen, A, Nair, N, Aman Sen (770860), Sonya Crowe, Catherine Sikorski, Abdul Kuddus (645728), Nirmala Nair, Audrey Prost (330924), Kishwar Azad (330922)   +41 more
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Role of miR-326 in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage pathogenesis through targeting of the δ-opioid receptor

Molecular Brain, 2020
Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a relatively common malignant complication that occurs in newborn infants, but promising therapies remain limited. In this study, we focused on the role of miR-326 and its target gene δ-opioid receptor (DOR) in the
Xuan Wang, Han Zhou, Rui Cheng, Xiaoguang Zhou, Xuewen Hou, Jun Chen, Jie Qiu   +6 more
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A Large Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study of Newborn Care Practices in Southern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2010
Despite recent improvements in child survival in sub-Saharan Africa, neonatal mortality rates remain largely unchanged. This study aimed to determine the frequency of delivery and newborn-care practices in southern Tanzania, where neonatal mortality is ...
Schellenberg, David, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna R M, Tanner, M., Manzi, Fatuma, Hill, Zelee, Schellenberg David, Mrisho, M, Marcel Tanner, Fatuma Manzi, Hassan Mshinda, Joanna R M Armstrong Schellenberg, Mshinda Hassan, Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna RM, Manzi, F, Penfold, S, Schellenberg, JRMA, Penfold, Suzanne, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Schellenberg, D, Mrisho Mwifadhi, Manzi Fatuma, Schellenberg, D., Zelee Hill, Manzi, F., Armstrong Schellenberg Joanna R. M., Armstrong Schellenberg, J. R., Mwifadhi Mrisho, Mrisho, M., David Schellenberg, Penfold Suzanne, Penfold, S., Tanner Marcel, Mshinda, H, Suzanne Penfold, Tanner, M, Mshinda, H., Hill, Z, Joanna R. M. Armstrong Schellenberg, Hill Zelee, Hill, Z.   +41 more
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Examination of the Newborn: An Evidence-Based Guide

, 2015
A practical, evidence–based guide for students and practitioners to undertake safe and effective neonatal examination Revised and updated throughout in line with current national and Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines Full colour photographs and ...
Lomax, Anne
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“Poverty is the big thing”: exploring financial, transportation, and opportunity costs associated with fistula management and repair in Nigeria and Uganda

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background Women living with obstetric fistula often live in poverty and in remote areas far from hospitals offering surgical repair. These women and their families face a range of costs while accessing fistula repair, some of which include: management ...
Kaji Tamanna Keya, Pooja Sripad, Emmanuel Nwala, Charlotte E. Warren   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurse`s Skills Regarding Prevention of Postpartum Infection [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2017
BACKGROUND: Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess nurse's skills regarding prevention of postpartum infection. Setting: the current study was conducted at delivery& postnatal unit at Benha University Hospital. Design: A descriptive study design.
Afifi SH M, Mohammed AI, Omran AA, Fahmy NM   +3 more
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SUMA Technology and Newborn Screening Tests for Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Cuba

Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening, 2016
The ultramicroanalytic system (SUMA), created in the 1980s, is a complete system of reagents and instrumentation to perform ultramicroassays combining the sensitivity of the micro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests with the use of ...
Ernesto Carlos González Reyes PhD, Elisa M. Castells MSc, Amarilys Frómeta MSc, Ana Luisa Arteaga MD, Lesley Del Río MSc, Yileidis Tejeda MSc, Pedro L. Pérez LT, Mary Triny Segura BSc, Pedro Almenares MSc, Yenitse Perea MSc, Niurka M. Carlos MSc, René Robaina MD, PhD, José L. Fernández-Yero MD, PhD   +12 more
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Cranial Ultrasound Abnormalities in Small for Gestational Age or Growth-Restricted Infants Born over 32 Weeks Gestation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Brain Sciences, 2022
Aim: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature to evaluate the incidence of cranial ultrasound abnormalities (CUAs) amongst moderate to late preterm (MLPT) and term infants, affected by fetal growth restriction (FGR) or ...
Charlene Roufaeil, Abdul Razak, Atul Malhotra   +2 more
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