Trends in the Neonatal Mortality Rate in the Last Decade with Respect to Demographic Factors and Health Care Resources

Neonatal mortality and associated factors in newborn infants admitted to a Neonatal Care Unit

“…22,23 The limitations of this study are that it was conducted in a hospital sample that may be different from the general population and that the sample was too small to establish specific subgroups, such as mothers < 15 years or who received no antenatal care at all.…”

Forecasting of neonatal mortality trend at a special new-born care unit in Odisha, India: A time-series analysis

“…This findingis consistent with Thompson et al which found that greater resources for neonatal care alone could not result in optimal neonatal health outcomes, 11 and probably equal focus on sociodemographic factors is also crucial. 13 Therefore, community-based interventions need to be further strengthened in those areas and populations with larger contribution to the SNCU admission load.…”

Mortalidad neonatal y factores asociados en recién nacidos internados en una Unidad de Cuidados Neonatales

“…Dados los hallazgos de este estudio, es importante conocer e implementar intervenciones para mejorar la supervivencia de pacientes prematuros, como la atención especializada del embarazo y el trabajo de parto, 2,18,19 el uso de corticoides prenatales, 20 la lactancia materna en las primeras 24 horas de vida, 21 e incrementar los recursos en cuidados a la salud. 22,23 Las limitaciones de esta investigación son el haberse realizado con una muestra hospitalaria que puede ser diferente a la población general y un tamaño de muestra insuficiente para subgrupos específicos como son madres < 15 años o con nulo control prenatal.…”