A retrospective review of the Pediatric Development Clinic implementation: a model to improve medical, nutritional and developmental outcomes of at-risk under-five children in rural Rwanda

A retrospective review of the Pediatric Development Clinic implementation: a model to improve medical, nutritional and developmental outcomes of at-risk under-five children in rural Rwanda

Abstract Background As more high-risk newborns survive the neonatal period, they remain at significant medical, nutritional, and developmental risk. However, no follow-up system for early intervention exists in most developing countries. In 2014, a novel Pediatric Development Clinic (PDC) was implem...

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Main Authors: Eric Ngabireyimana, Christine Mutaganzwa, Catherine M. Kirk, Ann C. Miller, Kim Wilson, Evodia Dushimimana, Olivier Bigirumwami, Evelyne S. Mukakabano, Fulgence Nkikabahizi, Hema Magge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
Subjects:
High-risk newborns
survival
early childhood development
primary care
sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40748-017-0052-2

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