Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to identify antepartum, intrapartum, and infant risk factors for birth asphyxia mortality in a rural, low-resource, population-based cohort in southern Nepal. PATIENTS AND METHODS.Data were collected prospectively during a cluster-randomized, community-based trial evaluating the impact of newborn skin and umbilical cord cleansing on neonatal mortality and morbidity in Sarlahi, Nepal. A total of 23 662 newborn infants were enrolled between September 2002 and January 2006. Multi-variable regression modeling was performed to determine adjusted relative risk estimates of birth asphyxia mortality for antepartum, intrapartum, and infant risk factors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e1381-e1390 |
Journal | Pediatrics |
Volume | 121 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2008 |
Keywords
- Asphyxia neonatorum
- Mortality
- Neonatal
- Nepal
- Risk factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health