International Perspectives: Reducing Birth Asphyxia in China by Implementing the Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Helping Babies Breathe Initiative

Although China has advanced as a leading economic world power since World War II, its perinatal health outcomes, including neonatal mortality, have lagged behind those of other rapidly developing countries. Some factors behind the relatively high neonatal mortality rate include geographic challenges to providing health care in rural regions and disparities in care across different levels of hospitals. To tackle the problem of neonatal mortality, specifically to reduce birth asphyxia, key stakeholders have worked to implement the Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Helping Babies Breathe initiatives across China in the past decade. These efforts have already borne fruit in improving clinical care and are likely to provide further benefit in improving long-term outcomes.

Source: NeoReviews recent issues - July 31, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Xu, T., Niermeyer, S., Lee, H. C., Simon, W. M., Yue, Q., Gong, L., Wang, H. Tags: Pediatric Drug Labeling Update Articles Source Type: news