Background Newborns are at greatest risk of dying at and shortly after the time of birth.
Newborn mortality remains an urgent concern and is an important indicator of child health …

Background Annually, 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide, 98% in develo** countries. It
is crucial that we understand causes and contributing factors. Methods We conducted a …

Objective to explore community and health-care provider attitudes towards maltreatment
during delivery in rural northern Ghana, and compare findings against The White Ribbon …

Abstract Located in the Kassena-Nankana districts of northern Ghana, the Navrongo health
and demographic surveillance system (NHDSS) was established in 1992 by the Navrongo …

Background The estimated annual global perinatal and neonatal death is four million.
Stillbirths are almost equivalent to neonatal mortality, yet they have not received the same …

To explore the impact of social factors on place of delivery in northern Ghana. We conducted
72 in-depth interviews and 18 focus group discussions in the Upper East Region of northern …

Background Facility-based delivery has gained traction as a key strategy for reducing
maternal and perinatal mortality in develo** countries. However, robust evidence of …

Introduction birth weight is vital to the development potential of the newborn. Abnormal birth
weight (such as low birth weight and macrosomia) is an important determinant of child …

Background Each year, over two million babies die before they are born. Like maternal
deaths, the great majority of these stillbirths occur in develo** countries, with about a third …

Background Neonatal mortality is a global challenge; identification of individual and
community determinants associated with it are important for targeted interventions. However …