Low birthweight newborns in Vanuatu: A longitudinal follow-up study.
Annette GaraeCaleb VanganaThyna OrellyBasil LeodoroFrancis PulsanTrevor DukePublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2023)
It is vital that all LBW babies are followed up in the years after discharge: nutritional, developmental and general health outcomes were generally good; however, post-discharge deaths are more common in this group than in the general population. Equally important is the support for mothers of LBW babies to achieve better outcomes.