A descriptive analysis of the coverage of newborn care services among women who delivered in health facilities in 17 sub-Saharan African countries.
Siyuan WanBaiming JinMary Rachael KpordoxahAbdul-Nasir IssahDaudi YeboahJevaise AballoMichael BoahPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)
The majority of the examined services, namely early breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, cord examination, temperature measurement, counselling on newborn danger signs, breastfeeding observation, and counselling on breastfeeding, were found to have suboptimal coverage. Even though many pregnant women in SSA give birth in healthcare facilities, some newborns do not always get the care they need to be healthy and live. This is a missed chance to improve newborn health and survival around the time of birth.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- pregnant women
- preterm infants
- pregnancy outcomes
- gestational age
- mental health
- low birth weight
- health insurance
- public health
- palliative care
- smoking cessation
- wound healing
- hiv testing
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- primary care
- metabolic syndrome
- quality improvement
- risk assessment
- preterm birth
- cross sectional
- chronic pain
- skeletal muscle