Effect of training traditional birth attendants on neonatal mortality (Lufwanyama Neonatal Survival Project): randomised controlled study
What is already known on this topic
- In developed countries, the neonatal resuscitation protocol has significantly reduced perinatal mortality
What this study adds
The neonatal resuscitation protocol was highly effective in the developing world
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Training and equipping Zambian traditional birth attendants to carry out an adapted version of the neonatal resuscitation protocol reduced neonatal mortality by day 28 of life by nearly half
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Traditional birth attendants can be trained to refer infants who appear unwell to health centres for further care, and to administer a dose of oral amoxicillin to the infant before referral
Great post! I’ll tweet it. Keep up the good work. Kristyn www,cleanbirth.org