Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting: results of a mixed-methods study at a national referral hospital in Kenya
Introduction Fifteen million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks gestational age, globally. More than 80% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 35% of all deaths in the first month of life are due to prematurity and the neonatal mortality rate is eight times higher in low-income and...
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| Main Authors: | Shalini Ojha, Jane Daniels, Lucy Bradshaw, Zahida P Qureshi, George Gwako, Alfred Osoti, Eleanor J Mitchell, Fredrick Were, Jacqueline Opira, Mary Oliver, Phoebe Pallotti |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e039061.full |
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