Stillbirth and newborn mortality in India after helping babies breathe training.

SS, Goudar; MS, Somannavar; R, Clark; JM, Lockyer; AP, Revankar; HM, Fidler; NL, Sloan; S, Niermeyer; WJ, Keenan; N, Singhal

doi:10.1542/peds.2012-2112

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Stillbirth and newborn mortality in India after helping babies breathe training.

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Authors:

Goudar SS

Somannavar MS

Clark R

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>This study evaluated the effectiveness of Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) newborn care and resuscitation training for birth attendants in reducing stillbirth (SB), and predischarge and neonatal mortality (NMR). India contributes to a large proportion of the worlds annual 3.1 million n...

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