"Assessing Today for a Better Tomorrow": An observational cohort study about quality of care, mortality and morbidity among newborn infants admitted to neonatal intensive care in Guinea.

Neonatal mortality was strikingly high. Birth asphyxia, prematurity, and infection accounted for 89.3% of death, aggravated by poor quality of in-hospital care. Children with serious general condition at admission had poor chances of survival. The whole concept of perinatal care in Guinea requires reconsideration.