Open Access<p>Improving Newborn Health in Countries Exposed to Political Violence: An Assessment of the Availability, Accessibility, and Distribution of Neonatal Health Services at Palestinian Hospitals</p>
Author(s) -
Salwa Massad,
Marina Tucktuck,
Ranin Dar Khawaja,
Hadil Dalloul,
Khalid Abu Saman,
Rand Salman,
Rawan Kafri,
Hatem Khammash
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s270484
Subject(s) - medicine , gaza strip , economic shortage , neonatal mortality , population , neonatology , environmental health , low birth weight , palestine , health care , pediatrics , infant mortality , emergency medicine , government (linguistics) , economic growth , pregnancy , ancient history , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , biology , economics , history
Geopolitical segregation of Palestine has left a fragile healthcare system with an unequal distribution of services. Data from the Gaza Strip reflect an increase in infant mortality that coincided with a significant increase in neonatal mortality (12.0 to 20.3 per 1,000 live births).