Poor perinatal outcomes are a significant global health burden. Each year, approximately
300,000 women die during or after childbirth, 2.6 million babies are stillborn, and 2.7 million …

OBJECTIVE: Central lines in NICUs have long dwell times. Success in reducing central line–
associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) requires a multidisciplinary team approach to …

Stillbirths account for 2.6 million deaths annually. 98% occur in low-and lower middle-
income countries. Accurate classification of stillbirths in low-resource settings is challenged …

Background Nulliparity has been associated with lower birth weight (BW) and other adverse
pregnancy outcomes, with most of the data coming from high-income countries. In this study …

Objective Legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements of medical research uniformly call for
informed consent. We aimed to characterize and compare consent rates for neonatal …

Background Neonatal mortality comprises an increasing proportion of childhood deaths in
the developing world. Essential newborn care practices as recommended by the WHO may …

Background Quality assurance (QA) is a process that should be an integral part of research
to protect the rights and safety of study participants and to reduce the likelihood that the …

Background and Objectives The scope of interventions offered to infants with trisomy 13
(T13) or trisomy 18 (T18) is increasing. We describe the spectrum of care provided …

Background: 2.6 million neonates die annually; the vast majority of deaths occur in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). The Helping Babies Survive (HBS) programs are …

Objectives To describe critical features of the Ethiopian Pediatric Society (EPS) Quality
Improvement (QI) Initiative and to present formative research on mentor models. Setting …