Early neonatal death (ENND), defined as the death of a newborn between zero and seven
days after birth, represents 73% of all postnatal deaths worldwide. Despite a 50% reduction …

About 99% of neonatal deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries. There is a paucity
of information on the exact timing of neonatal deaths in these settings. The objective of this …

Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)—
but the majority continue to die at home, uncounted. This article reviews progress for …

Despite declines in global mortality rates in infants and children under five years of age in
recent decades, neonatal mortality has remained relatively static. Consequently …

Objective: The objective of this review was to determine the timing of overall and cause-
specific neonatal mortality and severe morbidity during the postnatal period (1-28 days) …

Objective To determine population-based neonatal mortality rates in low-and middle-income
countries and to examine gestational age, birth weight, and timing of death to assess the …

Late preterm and early term newborns are at higher risk for morbidities and mortality during
and after the birth hospitalization than infants born at exactly 39 weeks'(39 0/7) gestation to …

Summary To achieve the Millennium Development Goal for child survival (MDG-4), neonatal
deaths need to be prevented. Previous papers in this series have presented the size of the …

OBJECTIVE: To establish how cause of death for live-born preterm infants (24-31 weeks
gestation) has changed in a single large UK population over 2 decades. STUDY DESIGN …

Background Sudden and unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) of a healthy newborn infant
is a rare event, which carries a high risk of mortality and significant neurodisability in …