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Cross-sectional observational assessment of quality of newborn care immediately after birth in health facilities across six sub-Saharan African countries

Publish Date: March 2017
Author: Joseph de Graft-Johnson, Linda Vesel, Heather E Rosen, Barbara Rawlins, Stella Abwao, Goldy Mazia, Robert Bozsa, Winifrede Mwebesa, Neena Khadka, Rosemary Kamunya, Ashebir Getachew, Gaudiosa Tibaijuka, Jean Pierre Rakotovao, Alemnesh Tekleberhan

Published in BMJ Open, this article presents information on the quality of newborn care services and health facility readiness to provide newborn care in six African countries, and advocates for the improvement of providers’ essential newborn care knowledge and skills.

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