by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Research Round up. Dr Vicky Culling presented at the Gold Neonatal 2019 On-line Conference on providing care and support when a baby dies in the NICU. Her core message related to the fact that grief is about love and love never ends. Therefore, there is no time...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Reducing neonatal mortality is an essential part of the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), to end preventable child deaths. Between 1990 and 2017, the global NMR decreased by 51% from 36·6 deaths per 1000 livebirths in 1990, to 18·0 deaths per 1000...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
ow birthweight (LBW) of less than 2500g is an important marker of maternal and fetal health, predicting mortality, stunting, and adult-onset chronic conditions. Global nutrition targets set at the World Health Assembly in 2012 include an ambitious 30% reduction in LBW...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
For babies who are born healthy, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends to delay cord clamping . It means that the umbilical cord is not clamped immediately after birth but after waiting one to three minutes. That way, the baby is still connected to the...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Finding relevant research on neonatal nursing in Africa can be a challenge. Here is an interesting article looking at how some nurses address the challenges of short staffing. Nursing practice is a key driver of quality care and can influence newborn health outcomes...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
30 million newborns require specialized or intensive care in a hospital every year. Small and sick #newborn survival is the biggest unfinished agenda for ending preventable child deaths. It is urgent, and possible, to close this survival gap meeting our SDG targets....
