Distance to care, facility delivery and early neonatal mortality in Malawi and Zambia.

BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately 3 million babies die annually within their first month. Access to adequate care at birth is needed to reduce newborn as well as maternal deaths. We explore the influence of distance to delivery care and of level of care on early neonatal mortality in rural Zambia...

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Main Authors: Terhi J Lohela, Oona M R Campbell, Sabine Gabrysch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3531405?pdf=render