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Advancing newborn health and survival in developing countries: a conceptual framework
David R Marsh1, Gary L Darmstadt, Judith Moore
1Saving Newborn Lives Initiative, Office of Health, Save the Children Federation - USA, Washington, DC 20036, USA.
Summary
Millions of newborns die annually without skilled care. This study presents a framework for household and community care, emphasizing newborn needs to improve survival rates through preventive and curative strategies.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Neonatal Care
Background:
- Four million newborns die annually, primarily at home without skilled care.
- Existing programs often underemphasize newborn-specific needs within safe motherhood initiatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a conceptual framework for integrated household and community-based newborn and maternal care.
- To address the underemphasis on neonatal care in current maternal and child survival programs.
Main Methods:
- Developed a conceptual framework integrating maternal and newborn care.
- Identified five key pathways for improving newborn outcomes.
- Balanced preventive (19 routine behaviors) and curative (14 special behaviors) care strategies.
Main Results:
- The framework emphasizes the inseparability of mother and neonate while highlighting crucial newborn elements.
- Five pathways identified: routine care, maternal danger sign response, non-breathing newborn response, low birth weight care, and newborn danger sign response (esp. infection).
Conclusions:
- The proposed model bridges safe motherhood and child survival, focusing on community-rooted care.
- Provides a comprehensive framework for newborn health research, programs, and advocacy in developing countries.