Working with what you have: How the East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative used gestational age data from facility maternity registers.
<h4>Objective</h4>Preterm birth is the primary driver of neonatal mortality worldwide, but it is defined by gestational age (GA) which is challenging to accurately assess in low-resource settings. In a commitment to reducing preterm birth while reinforcing and strengthening facility data...
Main Authors: | Lara Miller, Phillip Wanduru, Nicole Santos, Elizabeth Butrick, Peter Waiswa, Phelgona Otieno, Dilys Walker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237656 |
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