Inpatient care of small and sick newborns: a multi-country analysis of health system bottlenecks and potential solutions

G. Moxon, Sarah; E Lawn, Joy; Dickson, Kim; Simen-Kapeu, Aline; D. Gupta, Gagan; K. Deorari, Ashok; Singhal, Nalini; New, Karen; Kenner, Carole; K. Bhutani, Vinod; Kumar, Rakesh; Molyneux, Elizabeth; Blencowe, Hannah

doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s7

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Inpatient care of small and sick newborns: a multi-country analysis of health system bottlenecks and potential solutions

Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • Sep 11, 2015

Authors:

Sarah G. Moxon

Joy E Lawn

Kim Dickson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is the leading cause of child death worldwide. Small and sick newborns require timely, high-quality inpatient care to survive. This includes provision of warmth, feeding support, safe oxygen therapy and effective phototherapy with prevention and treatment of infections. Inp...

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Medicine

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Health care

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