ArticleAmerican journal of perinatology2012
Neonatal death in low- to middle-income countries: a global network study.
Article in American journal of perinatology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03438110 (Project to Understand & Research Preterm Pregnancy Outcomes-South Asia), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Project to Understand & Research Preterm Pregnancy Outcomes-South Asia (PURPOSe)
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cross-National Systematic Review of Neonatal Mortality and Postnatal Newborn Care: Special Focus on Pakistan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
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- When do newborns die? A systematic review of timing of overall and cause-specific neonatal deaths in developing countries.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2016Pooled it
- Preterm birth-associated neurodevelopmental impairment estimates at regional and global levels for 2010.Pediatric research · 2013Pooled it
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- Outcomes of a Coaching-Based WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program in India.The New England journal of medicine · 2017Trial
- A population-based, multifaceted strategy to implement antenatal corticosteroid treatment versus standard care for the reduction of neonatal mortality due to preterm birth in low-income and middle-income countries: the ACT cluster-randomised trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2015Trial
- A machine learning approach to identify key socio-economic and demographic factors associated with neonatal mortality in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Effect of upright nesting position with swaddling on physiological status, sleep duration, and feeding tolerance in preterm infants in Indonesia: a quasi-experimental study.Child health nursing research · 2026Article
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- Factors contributing to neonatal mortality in a tertiary center in south West Bank: A single-center retrospective cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Pharmacovigilance in Pregnancy Studies, Exposures and Outcomes Ascertainment, and Findings from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Drug safety · 2024Article
- Comprehensive Health Insurance and access to maternal healthcare services among Peruvian women: a cross-sectional study using the 2021 national demographic survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- The Influence of Maternal Factors on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-Hospital Mortality in Premature Newborns from Western Romania: A Population-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Observational
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- Appraising Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in a Developing Country Categorized by Gestational Age Grouping and Implications for Targeted Interventions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo 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 potentially preventable neonatal deaths.
methodsA prospective observational study was conducted in communities in five low-income countries (Kenya, Zambia, Guatemala, India, and Pakistan) and one middle-income country (Argentina). Over a 2-year period, all pregnant women in the study communities were enrolled by trained study staff and their infants followed to 28 days of age.
resultsBetween October 2009 and March 2011, 153,728 babies were delivered and followed through day 28. Neonatal death rates ranged from 41 per 1000 births in Pakistan to 8 per 1000 in Argentina; 54% of the neonatal deaths were >37 weeks and 46% weighed 2500 g or more. Half the deaths occurred within 24 hours of delivery.
conclusionIn our population-based low- and middle-income country registries, the majority of neonatal deaths occurred in babies >37 weeks' gestation and almost half weighed at least 2500 g. Most deaths occurred shortly after birth. With access to better medical care and hospitalization, especially in the intrapartum and early neonatal period, many of these neonatal deaths might be prevented.
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