Feasibility of Implementing an Early Intervention Program in an Urban Low-Income Setting to Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Survivors Following Birth Asphyxia

Feasibility of Implementing an Early Intervention Program in an Urban Low-Income Setting to Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Survivors Following Birth Asphyxia

Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, accounting for 23% of neonatal deaths. An early intervention program (EIP) could improve neuro-developmental outcomes in survivors of birth asphyxia, but its feasibility in low-income countries has not been tested.  In this pilot study in Zamb...

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Main Authors: Elwyn Chomba, Waldemar A Carlo, Elizabeth M. McClure, Fred Basini, Linda L.Wright, Evans Mpabalwani, Musaku Mwenechanya, Lineo Thahane, Jan L. Wallander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Veolia Environnement 2011-08-01
Series:Field Actions Science Reports
Subjects:
birth asphyxia
children
early intervention program
global health
low income
neonatal mortality
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/877

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