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Facility-based care for moderately low birthweight infants in India, Malawi, and Tanzania
- Source :
- PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 4 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023.
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Abstract
- Globally, increasing rates of facility-based childbirth enable early intervention for small vulnerable newborns. We describe health system-level inputs, current feeding, and discharge practices for moderately low birthweight (MLBW) infants (1500-10% less than their birthweight; 18.8% of infants were discharged with weights below facility-specific policy [1800g in India, 1500g in Malawi, and 2000g in Tanzania]. Based on descriptive analysis, we found constraints in health system inputs which have the potential to hinder high quality care for MLBW infants. Targeted LBW-specific lactation support, discharge at appropriate weight, and access to feeding alternatives would position MLBW for successful feeding and growth post-discharge.
- Subjects :
- Public aspects of medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27673375
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- PLOS Global Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.593615599be408d9c9aca415ce6b177
- Document Type :
- article