Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity?
BMJ Glob Health
.
2021 Dec;6(12):e007682.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007682.
Authors
Helen M Nabwera
1
2
,
Osayame A Ekhaguere
3
,
Haresh Kirpalani
4
,
Kathy Burgoine
5
,
Chinyere V Ezeaka
6
,
Walter Otieno
7
8
,
Stephen J Allen
9
10
,
Nicholas D Embleton
11
12
;
Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet)
Collaborators
Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet)
:
Isa Abdulkadir
,
Ismaela Abubakar
,
Abimbola E Akindolire
,
Olusegun Akinyinka
,
Stephen J Allen
,
Pauline Ea Andang'o
,
Nana Brako
,
Kathy Burgoine
,
Graham Devereux
,
Chinyere Ezeaka
,
Beatrice N Ezenwa
,
Iretiola B Fajolu
,
Zainab O Imam
,
Kevin Mortimer
,
Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa
,
Martha K Mwangome
,
Helen M Nabwera
,
Grace M Nalwa
,
Walter Otieno
,
Alison W Talbert
,
Nicholas D Embleton
,
Olukemi O Tongo
,
Dominic D Umoru
,
Janneke van de Wijgert
,
Melissa Gladstone
Affiliations
1
Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
[email protected]
.
2
Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
3
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Indiana University Department of Pediatrics, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
4
Emeritus Department Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
5
Neonatal Unit, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale, Uganda.
6
Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
7
Paediatrics, Maseno University, Maseno, Nyanza, Kenya.
8
Paediatrics, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya.
9
Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
10
Gastroenterology, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
11
Neonatal Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
12
Neonatology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
PMID:
34952857
PMCID:
PMC8710870
DOI:
10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007682
No abstract available
Keywords:
child health; paediatrics.
MeSH terms
Africa South of the Sahara
Caffeine*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Substances
Caffeine
Grants and funding
WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
MC_PC_MR/R019789/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom