PDF documents including publications from our experts and other useful documents.
This paper investigates the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on healthcare seeking for deliveries and neonatal care in Nigeria. It describes markedly deleterious effects that varied between zones with no consistent pattern.
This research used molecular surveillance to reveal widespread colonisation by carbapenemase and extended spectrum beta‑lactamase producing organisms in neonatal units in Kenya and Nigeria.
This original research paper concludes the need for the opinions of parents to be considered in developing core outcome sets for neonatal research in low-resource settings.
This original research letter assessed the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on deliveries and neonatal admissions according to gestation in Lagos, Nigeria.
This paper describes the wide variation in feeding practices in very preterm and VLBW infants in Nigeria and Kenya, and the need for high quality research on limited resource settings.
This prospective observational study highlights the reliance on clinical criteria and extremely limited use of diagnostic technologies for common conditions in neonatal units in sub-Saharan Africa.
This BMJ commentary article discusses whether routine use of caffeine citrate is a missed opportunity to improve outcomes in preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa.
This study aimed to describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria.
This article describes the establishment of the NeoNuNet, describing activities, achievements, and sample collection across 7 neonatal units.
These WHO and UNICEF guidelines discuss the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve feeding practices among mothers living with HIV.
This UNICEF document provides information to assist clinicians in the drafting of contextually appropriate small and sick newborn feeding guidelines, protocols and standard operating procedures tailored to the level of care of their health facility.
This WHO review summarises the evidence on feeding LBW infants and serves as the basis for the development of guidelines on feeding LBW infants in developing countries.
This section of the WHO and UNICEF initiative discusses the tools and guidelines needed for effective hospital self-appraisal and monitoring.
The Zambia Consolidated Guidelines discuss HIV prevention and treatment, including prevention of mother to child transmission.
The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Estwatini collaborates with WHO and UNICEF to produce a resource for all healthcare workers caring for neonates.
The Kenya Paediatric Association and partners share information on breastfeeding and how to feed and provide fluids for low birthweight/premature infants.
This booklet from the Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health provides guidance for treating patients up to 5 years old. The learnings are designed for application in emergency rooms (casualty and outpatient departments), paediatric wards, delivery rooms, and newborn units.
These guidelines from the Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health provide a stepwise approach to providing evidence-based routine newborn care and management of complications while integrating the use of essential technologies.
This document reflects the consensus reached by members of the group regarding the definitions of neonatal morbidities and the minimum standards of care to be provided by all centres taking part in the INTERGROWTH-21st study.
This global position paper from the WHO describes how KMC for all preterm or LBW infants can form the foundation of small and/or sick newborn care.
This paper briefly summarises the research into the impact of KMC on cerebral hemodynamics, for example through helping to stabilise cardiorespiratory parameters.
This paper describes a a randomized, controlled trial of iKMC in low birthweight infants in five hospitals in Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania, with primary outcomes as death in the first 72 hours or 28 days of life.
This paper describes qualitative research on community perspectives on the effects of high ambient temperatures on the health and wellbeing of neonates, and the impacts on post-partum mothers and infant care in Kilifi, Kenya. Negative consequences for exclusive breastfeeding and kangaroo mother care are highlighted.
This paper discusses whether Kenya is ready to integrate human milk banking with breastfeeding promotion and newborn care, discussing its purpose, feasibility, key findings, and recommendations.
Transcript for the webinar on equitable access to quality care for the small and sick newborn.
Equitable access to quality care for the small and sick newborn - a model for optimizing feeding and skilled lactation support in low-resource settings.
Module 1 of the course "Nutrition in preterm and low birthweight infants in Africa", provided in PDF format.
Module 2 of the course "Nutrition in preterm and low birthweight infants in Africa", provided in PDF format.
Module 3 of the course "Nutrition in preterm and low birthweight infants in Africa", provided in PDF format.
Module 4 of the course "Nutrition in preterm and low birthweight infants in Africa", provided in PDF format.
Module 5 of the course "Nutrition in preterm and low birthweight infants in Africa", provided in PDF format.