Setting research priorities to reduce almost one million deaths from birth asphyxia by 2015

PLoS Med. 2011 Jan 11;8(1):e1000389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000389.

Abstract

Joy Lawn and colleagues used a systematic process developed by the Child Health Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) to define and rank research options to reduce mortality from intrapartum-related neonatal deaths (birth asphyxia) by the year 2015.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Asphyxia Neonatorum / economics
  • Asphyxia Neonatorum / mortality
  • Asphyxia Neonatorum / prevention & control*
  • Asphyxia Neonatorum / therapy
  • Birthing Centers / supply & distribution
  • Community Networks / organization & administration
  • Community Networks / supply & distribution
  • Decision Making
  • Developing Countries
  • Expert Testimony
  • Female
  • Global Health
  • Goals
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Humans
  • Infant Mortality / trends
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Maternal Health Services / supply & distribution
  • Pregnancy
  • Research Support as Topic
  • Research*
  • Resuscitation
  • Stillbirth
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • World Health Organization