Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns : A descriptive analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 238 203 live births in low- and middle-income settings from 2000 to 2017

© 2023 The Authors. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to understand the mortality risks of vulnerable newborns (defined as preterm and/or born weighing smaller or larger compared to a standard population), in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

DESIGN: Descriptive multi-country, secondary analysis of individual-level study data of babies born since 2000.

SETTING: Sixteen subnational, population-based studies from nine LMICs in sub-Saharan Africa, Southern and Eastern Asia, and Latin America.

POPULATION: Live birth neonates.

METHODS: We categorically defined five vulnerable newborn types based on size (large- or appropriate- or small-for-gestational age [LGA, AGA, SGA]), and term (T) and preterm (PT): T + LGA, T + SGA, PT + LGA, PT + AGA, and PT + SGA, with T + AGA (reference). A 10-type definition included low birthweight (LBW) and non-LBW, and a four-type definition collapsed AGA/LGA into one category. We performed imputation for missing birthweights in 13 of the studies.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Median and interquartile ranges by study for the prevalence, mortality rates and relative mortality risks for the four, six and ten type classification.

RESULTS: There were 238 203 live births with known neonatal status. Four of the six types had higher mortality risk: T + SGA (median relative risk [RR] 2.6, interquartile range [IQR] 2.0-2.9), PT + LGA (median RR 7.3, IQR 2.3-10.4), PT + AGA (median RR 6.0, IQR 4.4-13.2) and PT + SGA (median RR 10.4, IQR 8.6-13.9). T + SGA, PT + LGA and PT + AGA babies who were LBW, had higher risk compared with non-LBW babies.

CONCLUSIONS: Small and/or preterm babies in LIMCs have a considerably increased mortality risk compared with babies born at term and larger. This classification system may advance the understanding of the social determinants and biomedical risk factors along with improved treatment that is critical for newborn health.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - (2023) vom: 08. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hazel, Elizabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Erchick, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Katz, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Anne C C [VerfasserIn]
Diaz, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Lee S F [VerfasserIn]
West, Keith P [VerfasserIn]
Shamim, Abu Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Christian, Parul [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Hasmot [VerfasserIn]
Baqui, Abdullah H [VerfasserIn]
Saha, Samir K [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Salahuddin [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Arunangshu Dutta [VerfasserIn]
Silveira, Mariângela F [VerfasserIn]
Buffarini, Romina [VerfasserIn]
Shapiro, Roger [VerfasserIn]
Zash, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Kolsteren, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Lachat, Carl [VerfasserIn]
Huybregts, Lieven [VerfasserIn]
Roberfroid, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zhonghai [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Lingxia [VerfasserIn]
Gebreyesus, Seifu H [VerfasserIn]
Tesfamariam, Kokeb [VerfasserIn]
Adu-Afarwuah, Seth [VerfasserIn]
Dewey, Kathryn G [VerfasserIn]
Gyaase, Stephaney [VerfasserIn]
Poku-Asante, Kwaku [VerfasserIn]
Boamah Kaali, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Jack, Darby [VerfasserIn]
Ravilla, Thulasiraj [VerfasserIn]
Tielsch, James [VerfasserIn]
Taneja, Sunita [VerfasserIn]
Chowdhury, Ranadip [VerfasserIn]
Ashorn, Per [VerfasserIn]
Maleta, Kenneth [VerfasserIn]
Ashorn, Ulla [VerfasserIn]
Mangani, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Mullany, Luke C [VerfasserIn]
Khatry, Subarna K [VerfasserIn]
Ramokolo, Vundli [VerfasserIn]
Zembe-Mkabile, Wanga [VerfasserIn]
Fawzi, Wafaie W [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dongqing [VerfasserIn]
Schmiegelow, Christentze [VerfasserIn]
Minja, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Msemo, Omari Abdul [VerfasserIn]
Lusingu, John P A [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Emily R [VerfasserIn]
Masanja, Honorati [VerfasserIn]
Mongkolchati, Aroonsri [VerfasserIn]
Keentupthai, Paniya [VerfasserIn]
Kakuru, Abel [VerfasserIn]
Kajubi, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Semrau, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Hamer, Davidson H [VerfasserIn]
Manasyan, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Pry, Jake M [VerfasserIn]
Chasekwa, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Humphrey, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Black, Robert E [VerfasserIn]
Subnational Collaborative Group for Vulnerable Newborn Mortality [VerfasserIn]
Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Core Group [VerfasserIn]
Klemm, Rolf D W [Sonstige Person]
Massie, Allan B [Sonstige Person]
Mitra, Maithilee [Sonstige Person]
Mehra, Sucheta [Sonstige Person]
Schulze, Kerry J [Sonstige Person]
Sommer, Alfred [Sonstige Person]
Ullah, Md Barkat [Sonstige Person]
Labrique, Alain B [Sonstige Person]
Rashid, Mabhubur [Sonstige Person]
Shaikh, Saijuddin [Sonstige Person]
Begum, Nazma [Sonstige Person]
Chowdhury, Nabidul Haque [Sonstige Person]
Islam, Md Shafiqul [Sonstige Person]
Khanam, Rasheda [Sonstige Person]
Mitra, Dipak Kumar [Sonstige Person]
Quaiyum, Abdul [Sonstige Person]
Diseko, Modiegi [Sonstige Person]
Makhema, Joseph [Sonstige Person]
Cheng, Yue [Sonstige Person]
Roro, Meselech [Sonstige Person]
Endris, Bilal Shikur [Sonstige Person]
Arnold, Charles D [Sonstige Person]
Bahl, Rajiv [Sonstige Person]
Bhandari, Nita [Sonstige Person]
Martines, Jose [Sonstige Person]
Mazumder, Sarmila [Sonstige Person]
Hallamaa, Lotta [Sonstige Person]
Pyykkö, Juha [Sonstige Person]
Urassa, Willy [Sonstige Person]
Deloron, Phillippe [Sonstige Person]
Bygbjerg, Ib Christian [Sonstige Person]
Moeller, Sofie Lykke [Sonstige Person]
Theander, Thor Grundtvig [Sonstige Person]
Muhihi, Alfa [Sonstige Person]
Noor, Ramadhani Abdallah [Sonstige Person]
Kamya, Moses R [Sonstige Person]
Nakalembe, Miriam [Sonstige Person]
Biemba, Godfrey [Sonstige Person]
Herlihy, Julie M [Sonstige Person]
Mbewe, Reuben K [Sonstige Person]
Mweena, Fern [Sonstige Person]
Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo [Sonstige Person]
Prendergast, Andrew [Sonstige Person]
Lawn, Joy E [Sonstige Person]
Blencowe, Hannah [Sonstige Person]
Ohuma, Eric [Sonstige Person]
Okwaraji, Yemi [Sonstige Person]
Yargawa, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Bradley, Ellen [Sonstige Person]
Idueta, Lorena Suarez [Sonstige Person]

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Journal Article
Low-and middle-income countries, obstetrics and gynaecology
Paediatrics: neonatal
Preterm
Small-for-gestational age

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Date Revised 27.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/1471-0528.17518

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NLM356593673