Identifying women giving birth preterm and care at the time of birth: a prospective audit of births at six hospitals in India, Kenya, Pakistan and Uganda.
Eleanor J MitchellSantosh BenjaminSam OnongeJames DitaiZahida QureshiShabeen Naz MasoodDiane WhithamPeter J GodolphinLelia Duleynull nullPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)
Antenatal identification of preterm birth was good. Timing of cord clamping varied between hospitals, although at each there was no difference between 'term' and 'preterm' births. For premature infants hypothermia was common, and mortality before hospital discharge was high.
Keyphrases
- gestational age
- preterm birth
- healthcare
- low birth weight
- cardiac arrest
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- palliative care
- cardiovascular events
- tertiary care
- risk factors
- brain injury
- pregnancy outcomes
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- bioinformatics analysis
- affordable care act
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- preterm infants
- cervical cancer screening
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk