Newborn Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why is Perinatal Asphyxia Still a Major Cause?
Abstract Global new-born mortality has shown steady decline over the last two decades, but this decline has been slowest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Perinatal asphyxia (PA) is a major cause of new-born deaths in this region and as such SSA now contributes a disproportionate large percentage of glob...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Annals of Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2541 |