Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy for cause of death determination in stillborn babies and neonates in Mozambique: An observational study.
Clara MenéndezPaola CastilloMiguel J MartínezDercio JordaoLucilia LovaneMamudo R IsmailCarla CarrilhoCesaltina LorenzoniFabiola FernandesTacilta NhampossaJuan Carlos HurtadoMireia NavarroIsaac CasasPaula Santos RitchieSonia BandeiraSibone MocumbiZara JazeFlora MabotaKhatia MunguambeMaria MaixenchsAriadna SanzInacio MandomandoAlfons NadalAnna GoncéCarmen Muñoz-AlmagroLlorenç QuintóJordi VilaEusebio MacetePedro AlonsoJaume OrdiSozinho AcácioPublished in: PLoS medicine (2017)
The MIA could be a useful tool for cause-of-death determination in stillbirths and neonatal deaths. These findings may help to accelerate progress towards meeting global health targets by obtaining more accurate information on the causes of death in these age groups, which is essential in guiding the design of new interventions and increasing the effectiveness of those already implemented.