TY - JOUR
T1 - Research priorities for the reduction of perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing country communities
AU - Moss, William
AU - Darmstadt, Gary L.
AU - Marsh, David R.
AU - Black, Robert E.
AU - Santosham, Mathuram
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Johns Hopkins Family Health and Child Survival Cooperative Agreement with the United States Agency for International Development, and by Save the Children Federation-US through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Although post-neonatal and child mortality rates have declined dramatically in many developing countries in recent decades, neonatal mortality rates have remained relatively unchanged. Neonatal mortality now accounts for approximately two-thirds of the 8 million deaths in children less than 1 year of age, and nearly four-tenths of all deaths in children less than 5 years of age. Worldwide, 98% of all neonatal deaths occur in developing countries, mostly at home, and largely attributable to infections, birth asphyxia and injuries, and consequences of prematurity, low birth weight and congenital anomalies. We review principal determinants of neonatal morbidity and mortality during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum periods, and propose priority community-based research activities to develop, test and adapt inexpensive, practical and sustainable interventions-during these periods to reduce perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries.
AB - Although post-neonatal and child mortality rates have declined dramatically in many developing countries in recent decades, neonatal mortality rates have remained relatively unchanged. Neonatal mortality now accounts for approximately two-thirds of the 8 million deaths in children less than 1 year of age, and nearly four-tenths of all deaths in children less than 5 years of age. Worldwide, 98% of all neonatal deaths occur in developing countries, mostly at home, and largely attributable to infections, birth asphyxia and injuries, and consequences of prematurity, low birth weight and congenital anomalies. We review principal determinants of neonatal morbidity and mortality during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum periods, and propose priority community-based research activities to develop, test and adapt inexpensive, practical and sustainable interventions-during these periods to reduce perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.jp.7210743
DO - 10.1038/sj.jp.7210743
M3 - Article
C2 - 12168128
AN - SCOPUS:0036708244
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 22
SP - 484
EP - 495
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 6
ER -