Population-Based Estimation of the Preterm Birth Rate in Lilongwe, Malawi: Making Every Birth Count

Population-Based Estimation of the Preterm Birth Rate in Lilongwe, Malawi: Making Every Birth Count

Objective The objective of this study was to perform a population-based estimation of the preterm birth (PTB) rate in regions surrounding Lilongwe, Malawi. Study Design We partnered with obstetrician specialists, community health workers, local midwives, and clinicians in a 50 km region s...

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Main Authors: Kathleen M. Antony, Peter N. Kazembe, Ryan M. Pace, Judy Levison, Henry Phiri, Grace Chiudzu, Ronald Alan Harris, Rose Chirwa, Mary Nyondo, Ellina Marko, Andrew Chigayo, Debora Nanthuru, Bertha Banda, Nicholas Twyman, Susan M. Ramin, Susan P. Raine, Michael A. Belfort, Kjersti M. Aagaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-01-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
preterm birth
malawi
global health
global
maternal health
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1708491

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