title: Global infant mortality/morbidity: a clinical issue, a global organizational approach.
abstract: This article posits that the burden and legacy of high neonatal morbidity and mortality rates are social and economic stresses at the local, national, regional, and international levels. Furthermore, if neonatal morbidity and mortality rates are not reduced through appropriate clinical and educational means, a significant local and global consequence will be the destabilization of workforces and economies in many parts of the world. Because coordinated clinical and education efforts are required if neonatal health outcomes are to improve, and it is essential that these endeavors be led by nurses, the labor sector most likely to provide the needed care and outreach to mothers and children, a globally respected specialty nursing organization must be at the center of developing and implementing the necessary clinical and educational interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, 1100 N. Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA. carolekenner@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kenner
authors.forename: Noreen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugrue
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mubichi
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boykova
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidge
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009017:Morbidity; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States