Research Articles
How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys
We need your care! High rates of avoidable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in...
Exclusive breastfeeding policy, practice and influences in South Africa, 1980 to 2018: A mixed-methods systematic review
Breast is always best! Background In 2011, South Africa committed to promoting exclusive...
Generating statistics from health facility data: the state of routine health information systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
Routine health information systems (RHIS), based on data reported by health facilities, are an...
Kangaroo mother care helps a premature baby survive
Manzou Diarra, born premature, is in good health thanks to kangaroo mother care. He is 4 months...
What you need to know about the preterm birth and low birthweight estimates
Will this precious one survive? Children born too soon (preterm) or too small are at the highest...
A new framework for managing extremely preterm births
Too Precious! An estimated 15 million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks of gestation,...
Mediation of medico-legal matters a possible solution to South Africa’s medico-legal crisis.
South Africa has seen a steep increase in litigation, where billions of Rand needs to payed out to...
Intact cord resuscitation versus early cord clamping in the treatment of depressed newborn infants during the first 10 minutes of birth (Nepcord III)
From Healthy Newborn Network. The positive impact of delayed cord clamping even on respiratory...
Sepsis: A review of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal unit in Johannesburg, South Africa
A neonatal research article from SA. Background Multi-drug resistant organisms are an increasingly...
Newborn care practices at home among mothers of neonates admitted with sepsis
Background Child rearing practices and family environment determine the health of newborn. Harmful...