Newborn care behaviours and neonatal survival: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1294-1316

  Penfold, Suzanne ^a   Willey, Barbara A ^a   Schellenberg, Joanna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infant; Infant care; Newborn; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYGIENE; NEONATE; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; APGAR SCORE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KANGAROO CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER COUNSELING; PEER REVIEW; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PUBLISHING; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

INFANT; INFANT CARE; NEWBORN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84886239819     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12193     Document Type: Review

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