Contributory factors to early neonatal deaths in the Upper East Regional Hospital in Ghana

CONCLUSION: The study identified many factors, such as medical personnel-related factors, transportation and communication factors, family-related factors, and health facility administration factors, contributing to early neonatal deaths. Effective implementation of neonatal death audit-based recommendations arising from these contributory factors is critical to preventing avoidable newborn deaths.FUNDING: This project was funded by Upper East Regional Hospital.PMID:38504758 | PMC:PMC10846648 | DOI:10.4314/gmj.v57i2.7

Source: Ghana Medical Journal - March 20, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Francis K Wuni Margaret W Kukeba Yakubu Zakariah Emmanuella A Nyaabila Aiden S Saanwie Source Type: research