Challenges and recommendations to improve implementation of phototherapy among neonates in Malawian hospitals

Abstract Background Severe neonatal jaundice can result in long term morbidities and mortality when left untreated. Phototherapy is the main-stay intervention for treating moderate jaundice and for prevention of the development of severe jaundice. However, in resource-limited health care settings, p...

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Published in:	BMC Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Sangwani Salimu, Brandina Chiwaya, Felix Chikoti, Lusungu Chirambo, Ephrida Mwaungulu, Mwai Banda, Tamanda Hiwa, Marianne Vidler, Elizabeth M. Molyneux, Queen Dube, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, David M. Goldfarb, Kondwani Kawaza, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-06-01
Subjects:	Phototherapy Neonatal jaundice Neonates Preterm births
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03430-y

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