Neonatal mortality associated with perinatal asphyxia: a population-based study in a middle-income country.
Mandira Daripa KawakamiAdriana SanudoMonica La Porte TeixeiraSolange AndreoniJosiane Q X de CastroBernadette Cunha WaldvogelRuth GuinsburgMaria Fernanda de AlmeidaPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
There was an expressive reduction in neonatal mortality rates associated with perinatal asphyxia during this 10-year period in São Paulo State, Brazil. Variables associated with these deaths highlight the need of public health policies to improve quality of regionalized perinatal care.