title: Global Burden, Epidemiologic Trends, and Prevention of Intrapartum-Related Deaths in Low-Resource Settings.
abstract: Intrapartum-related neonatal deaths include live-born infants who die in the first 28 days of life from neonatal encephalopathy or die before onset of neonatal encephalopathy and have evidence of intrapartum injury. A smaller portion of the population in poorer countries has access to basic obstetric and postnatal care causing neonatal mortality rates to be higher. Presence of a skilled birth attendant and provision of basic emergency obstetric care can reduce intrapartum birth asphyxia by 40%. With the announcement of Sustainable Development Goals and global Every Newborn Action Plan, there is hope that interventions around continuum of care will save lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariff
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Thorn 229A, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Anne Cc
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 103B Keppel Street, London WC 1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lawn
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan; Research Centre for Global Child Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: Zulfiqar.bhutta@sickkids.ca.
authors.forename: Zulfiqar A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Bhutta
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D018743:Perinatal Care; D066087:Perinatal Death / Q000517:prevention & control*; D054238:Perinatal Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012151:Resuscitation
keywords: Birth asphyxia (BA); Helping Babies Breathe (HBB); Intrapartum related neonatal deaths (IRND); Low and middle income countries (LMIC); Neonatal encephalopathy (NE); Skilled birth attendant (SBA); The live saved tool (LiST)