Improving Newborn Infant Health In Developing Countries
Author(s): Anthony Costello (Editor), Dharma Manandhar (Editor), Ramesh Adhikari (Editor), Daljit Singh (Editor), Harshpal Sachdev (Editor), Charles Rodeck (Editor), Siddhartha Ramji (Editor), Carole Presern (Editor), Catherine Panter-brick (Editor), Meharban Singh (Editor), Hilary Standing (Editor), Mq Talukder (Editor), Munu Thapa (Editor), Shyam Thapa (Editor), Dominique Tillen (Editor), Ragnar Tunell (Editor), Shashi Vani (Editor), Ananda Wijekoon (Editor), Deb Pal (Editor), Nazmun Nahar (Editor), Susan Murray (Editor), Shameem Ahmed (Editor), O Bhakoo (Editor), Santosh Bhargava (Editor), Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta (Editor), Alison Bolam (Editor), Hemang Dixit (Editor), Matthew Ellis (Editor), Dipak Guha (Editor), Therese Hesketh (Editor), Simin Irani (Editor), Fehmida Jalil (Editor), Marta J Levitt-dayal (Editor), Amali Lokugamage (Editor), Sophie Mancey-jones (Editor), Sajid Maqbool (Editor), Shakila Zaman (Editor)
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Publication Date: 25 Jan. 2000
Language: English
Print length: 608 pages
ISBN-10: 1860940978
ISBN-13: 9781860940972
Book Description
Until recently policy makers and health professionals in developing countries have neglected newborn care, even though 70% of infant deaths occur during the first month of life. The principles of essential newborn care are simple: resuscitation, warmth to avoid hypothermia, early breast-feeding, hygiene, support for the mother-infant relationship, and early treatment for low birth weight or sick infants. Putting these principles into practice does not require expensive high technology equipment.This important book has been written by experts in newborn care, mostly from developing countries in south Asia. It contains a review of the current health status of mothers and newborn infants in the developing world, the evidence base for cost-effective essential and preventive neonatal interventions in poor communities, ideas for improving service delivery, and the priorities for future action and research.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“It makes enjoyable and interesting reading and is an excellent educational source, a must for anyone intending to be involved with newborn health in South Asia.” Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2000
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