Early neonatal mortality and neurological outcomes of neonatal resuscitation in a resource-limited setting on the Thailand-Myanmar border: A descriptive study

S Janet; VI Carrara; JA Simpson; NWW Thin; WW Say; NTM Paw; K Chotivanich; C Turner; J Crawley; R McGready

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Early neonatal mortality and neurological outcomes of neonatal resuscitation in a resource-limited setting on the Thailand-Myanmar border: A descriptive study

S Janet, VI Carrara, JA Simpson, NWW Thin, WW Say, NTM Paw, K Chotivanich, C Turner, J Crawley, R McGready

Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190419

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Abstract

Background Of the 4 million neonatal deaths worldwide yearly, 98% occur in low and middle-income countries. Effective resuscitation reduces mortality and morbidity but long-term outcomes in resource-limited settings are poorly described. This study reports on newborn neurological outcomes following resuscitation at birth in a resource-limited setting where intensive newborn care including intubation is unavailable. Methods Retrospective analysis of births records from 2008 to 2015 at Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Findings From 21,225 newbonrs delivered, 15,073 (71%) met the inclusion criteria (liveborn, singleton, 28 weeks’ gestation, delivered in SMRU)...

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[ "This study was supported by Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford University and Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot Thailand supported from the Wellcome Trust Thailand Major Overseas Programme 2015-2020 [106698]. However, this study received no specific grant funding. The supporters had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. There was no additional external funding received for this study.", "We specially want to recognize all the team of Shoklo Malaria Research Unit in Thailand, who had worked hard to collect data and create a high quality dataset and at the same time provided good quality health care to refugees and migrants at the Thailand-Myanmar Boarder. We would like thank the Board of ALSO (R) Australasia for their support and encouragement over the years. Thanks to Dr Laurence Thielemans for her support on data queries." ]