Open AccessHigh Mortality Rates for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Developing Countries Despite Training
Author(s) -
Waldemar A. Carlo,
Shivaprasad S. Goudar,
Imtiaz Jehan,
Elwyn Chomba,
Antoinette Tshefu,
Ana Garcés,
Sailajanandan Parida,
Fernando Althabe,
Elizabeth M. McClure,
Richard J. Derman,
Robert L. Goldenberg,
Carl Bose,
Michael Hambidge,
Pinaki Panigrahi,
Pierre Buekens,
Hrishikesh Chakraborty,
Tyler Hartwell,
Janet Moore,
Linda L. Wright
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2010-1183
Subject(s) - medicine , low birth weight , developing country , birth weight , infant mortality , training (meteorology) , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , pregnancy , population , genetics , economics , biology , economic growth , physics , sociology , meteorology
The goal was to determine the effect of training in newborn care and resuscitation on 7-day (early) neonatal mortality rates for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. The study was designed to test the hypothesis that these training programs would reduce neonatal mortality rates for VLBW infants.