Background Patient self-referral is when patients refer themselves to upper-level health
facilities without having to see anyone else first or without being told to refer themselves by …

Background: Timely referral and safe transport form a crucial link for the survival and safety
of sick newborn. Thus the study aimed at assessing referral and transport of sick neonates …

Background: Acute derangements of neonatal physiological parameters, such as
temperature, oxygen saturation, skin perfusion, and blood sugar (TOPS parameters), can …

Introduction: Referral is the process of directing a patient to a higher level of care or to
another health care provider for more specialized services. Optimum care of sick neonates …

The infant mortality rate is an indicator of health as well as the accessibility of health services
by the people in a developing country such as Indonesia. According to WHO (2003), 8, 1 …

Background: Patient self-referral is when patients refer themselves to upper-level health
facilities without having to see anyone else first or without being told to refer themselves by …

Background: Over the past few decades, the burdens of very low birth weight (VLBW)
preterm infants are increasing due to advances in obstetrics and perinatal services …

Various factors lead to neonatal mortality, in which transport of neonates play an important
role in mortality and morbidity of neonates. In India neonatal transport has not developed …

Background: In the act of medical practice, referral is the transfer of a patient's care from one
physician or clinician to another. Appropriate referral is an integral part of a complete quality …

Introduction: Neonatal period is a decisive stage where foundations of a healthy life are laid.
Morbidity, mortality and hospital admissions during neonatal period may have an …