Background Neonatal mortality remains a public health problem in the developing world.
Globally, around 2.5 million neonatal deaths are reported annually with the highest mortality …

Abstract Background In Ethiopia, neonatal mortality is unacceptably high. Despite many
efforts made by the government and other partners to reduce neonatal mortality; it has been …

Background 78% of neonatal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia, among
which, more than 80% are in low birthweight babies. Existing neonatal mortality risk scores …

Neonatal deaths now account for more than two-thirds of all deaths in the first year of life and
for about half of all deaths in children under-five years. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts up to …

Background Nurses and midwives play important role in managing neonatal jaundice and
provide nursing health education to mothers on preventive and remedial measures to …

Background Family‐centered care (FCC) approach in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)
has been shown to improve family satisfaction and quality of care. However, several …

Background Despite the incredible progress made in decreasing under-five mortality,
neonatal mortality remains the main and slowly advancing contributor. Though all efforts …

Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns
admitted< 48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a …

Background. Preterm birth and complications are now the leading cause of death in children
under 5 years globally. In Ghana, studies assessing the survival rate of preterm babies and …

Introduction: Understanding the extent and cause of high neonatal deaths rates in Sub-
Saharan Africa is a challenge, especially in the presence of poor-quality and inaccurate …