Open AccessA step toward healthy newborn: An assessment of 2 years' admission pattern and treatment outcomes of neonates admitted in special newborn care units of Gujarat
Author(s) -
Harsh D Shah,
Bonny Shah,
Paresh Dave,
Janak B Katariya,
Khyati P Vats
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_305_16
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , psychological intervention , respiratory distress , pediatrics , mortality rate , infant mortality , neonatal mortality , emergency medicine , family medicine , environmental health , population , nursing , anesthesia
Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC) is a key strategy to improve child survival, especially in newborn care where neonatal mortality rate (NMR) is stagnant in declining. Gujarat has achieved considerable amount of reduction in child deaths, but neonatal health requires attention. The study was aimed to assess the admission pattern of Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) which supports decision-making.