Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns: A descriptive analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 238 143 live births in low- and middle-income settings from 2000 to 2017.
Elizabeth A HazelDaniel Joseph ErchickJoanne KatzAnne C C LeeMichael DiazLee S F WuKeith P WestAbu Ahmed ShamimParul ChristianHasmot AliAbdullah H BaquiSamir K SahaSalahuddin AhmedArunangshu Dutta RoyMariângela F SilveiraRomina BuffariniRoger ShapiroRebecca ZashPatrick KolsterenCarl LachatLieven HuybregtsDominique RoberfroidZhonghai ZhuLingxia ZengSeifu H GebreyesusKokeb TesfamariamSeth Adu-AfarwuahKathryn G DeweyStephaney GyaaseKwaku Poku-AsanteEllen Boamah KaaliDarby JackThulasiraj RavillaJames TielschSunita TanejaRanadip ChowdhuryPer AshornKenneth MaletaUlla AshornCharles ManganiLuke C MullanySubarna K KhatryVundli RamokoloWanga Zembe-MkabileWafaie W FawziDongqing WangChristentze SchmiegelowDaniel MinjaOmari Abdul MsemoJohn P A LusinguEmily R SmithHonorati MasanjaAroonsri MongkolchatiPaniya KeentupthaiAbel KakuruRichard KajubiKatherine E A SemrauDavidson H HamerAlbert ManasyanJesse Jake PryBernard ChasekwaJean HumphreyRobert E Blacknull nullnull nullPublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2023)
Small and/or preterm babies in LIMCs have a considerably increased mortality risk compared with babies born at term and larger. This classification system may advance the understanding of the social determinants and biomedical risk factors along with improved treatment that is critical for newborn health.