title: Neonatal-perinatal medicine in a transitional period in China.
abstract: With an annual birth rate of 12‰, or 16 millions, of all population (1.34 billions), and an implementation of universal healthcare policy for all rural residents in recent years, China is undergoing a dramatic and profound transition in perinatal and neonatal healthcare as a part of the global campaign for reduction in mortality of children under 5 years old. This review describes recent development in neonatal-perinatal medicine, with special emphasis on general neonatal-perinatal care, respiratory and intensive care, neurological and infectious diseases, for a comprehensive view of the trend and challenge in relation with problems and solutions of the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. bsun@shmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Shiwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Hongni
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000453:epidemiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000639:trends*; D009359:Neonatology / Q000639:trends*; D010500:Perinatology / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Infectious Diseases; Mortality; Neonatology; Respiratory; Resuscitation