Post-neonatal mortality, morbidity, and developmental outcome after ultrasound-dated preterm birth in rural Malawi: a community-based cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Preterm birth is considered to be associated with an estimated 27% of neonatal deaths, the majority in resource-poor countries where rates of prematurity are high. There is no information on medium term outcomes after accurately determined preterm birth in such setting...

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Main Authors: Melissa Gladstone, Sarah White, George Kafulafula, James P Neilson, Nynke van den Broek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22087079/?tool=EBI