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Chapter 8 - Neonatal Care

from Section 2 - Mother and Child Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

By
Fabio Uxa ,
Helenlouise Taylor ,
Venice Omona  and
Giorgio Tamburlini
Edited by
David Mabey ,
Martin W. Weber ,
Moffat Nyirenda ,
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu ,
Jackson Orem ,
Laura Benjamin ,
Michael Marks  and
Nicholas A. Feasey
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Summary

More attention to newborn health has meant that worldwide the global neonatal mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2018, from 37 deaths per 1000 live births to 18 deaths per 1000 live births (WHO–UNICEF 2020). However, a higher risk of dying in the first days of life persists in adaptation to extrauterine life: neonatal deaths account for 47% of all under-5 mortality, with 2.5 million deaths in 2018; 78% of these occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 97 - 107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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