A pilot study to determine if nurses trained in basic neonatal resuscitation would impact the outcome of neonates delivered in Kampala, Uganda

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 376-379

  O'Hare, Bernadette A ^a   Nakakeeto, M ^b   Southall, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RESUSCITATION; STILLBIRTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UGANDA; WORK SCHEDULE;

APGAR SCORE; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 33749642676     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml027     Document Type: Article

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