Feasibility of clinical newborn metabolic screening in a high-volume maternity center in Nepal

Feasibility of clinical newborn metabolic screening in a high-volume maternity center in Nepal

Abstract Background Strategic action plans around newborn health evaluation are needed, to address the high neonatal mortality rate in Nepal. Surveillance systems, like Newborn Metabolic Screening (NBS), could reveal unrecognized drivers of neonatal death. NBS is not routinely performed in Nepal. Ou...

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Main Authors: Janine Y. Khan, Kalpana U. Subedi, Shailendra B. Karmacharya, Prajwal Paudel, Dharma S. Manandhar, Rose Hennessy Garza, Keith A. Dookeran, Sunil R. Manandhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Global and Public Health
Subjects:
Newborn metabolic screening
Low–middle-income countries
Nepal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-024-00040-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-024-00040-x

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