Annual trend of neonatal mortality and its underlying causes: population-based study - São Paulo State, Brazil, 2004-2013.
Ruth GuinsburgAdriana SanudoCarlos Roberto Veiga KifferAna Sílvia Scavacini MarinonioDaniela Testoni Costa-NobreKelsy Catherina Nema ArecoMandira Daripa KawakamiMilton H MiyoshiPaulo Bandiera PaivaRita de Cássia Xavier BaldaTulio KonstantynerLilian Cristina Correia MoraisRosa Mv FreitasMonica La Porte TeixeiraBernadette Cunha WaldvogelMaria Fernanda Branco de AlmeidaPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2021)
Despite the significant decrease in neonatal mortality rate over the 10-year period in São Paulo State, improved access to qualified health care is needed in order to avoid preventable neonatal deaths and increase survival of infants that need more complex levels of assistance.