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Objective: To improve the rates of first hour initiation ofbreastfeeding in neonates born through cesarean section from 0to 80% over 3 months through a quality improvement (QI)process.Design: Quality improvement study.Setting: Labor Room-Operation Theatre of a tertiary carehospital.Participants: Stable newborns ?35 weeks of gestation born bycesarean section under spinal anesthesia.Procedure: A team of nurses, pediatricians, obstetricians andanesthetists analyzed possible reasons for delayed initiation ofbreastfeeding by Process flow mapping and Fish bone analysis.Various change ideas were tested through sequential Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.Outcome measure: Proportion of eligible babies breast fedwithin 1 hour of delivery.Results: The rate of first-hour initiation of breastfeeding increasedfrom 0% to 93% over the study period. The result was sustainedeven after the last PDSA cycle, without any additional resources.Conclusions: A QI approach was able to accomplish sustainedimprovement in first-hour breastfeeding rates in cesareandeliveries.
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Objective To review the current information on trends, burden, differentials, causes, and timing of under five (U5) child deaths in India. Methods We reviewed and analyzed data on child deaths in India from official government sources, reports, surveys, and from the published literature. The secondary analyses were carried out to provide additional insight. Results An estimated 1.84 million under 5 child deaths, including approx 1.44 million infant and 940,000 neonatal deaths occurred in India during 2007. More than 60% of these Under 5 child deaths occurred in 5 states: Uttar Pradesh (27.0%), Bihar (11.3%), Madhya Pradesh (9.9%), Rajasthan (8.0%) and Andhra Pradesh (5.7%). Approximately 41% of all Under 5 child deaths happen in the first week of life and the risk of deaths during neonatal period was at least 68 times higher than the rest of childhood. The children living in rural areas, in the central Indian states, in the lowest 20% of wealth index have the highest risk of death in India. The mortality rates in under 5, infant, neonates and early neonatal period in India declined by 43.5%, 31.2%, 32.1%, and 21.6%, respectively, between 1990 to 2007. However, the rate of reduction has slowed in last 4 years (2003–2007), with negative trend in the early neonatal mortality rate. Neonatal conditions (33%), pneumonia (22%) and diarrhea (14%) are the leading causes of under 5 deaths in India. Sepsis, pneumonia (30.4%), birth asphyxia (19.5%), and pre-maturity (16.8%) are the 3 commonest causes of neonatal deaths (0–27 days). Conclusions The reduction in under 5 child mortality in India during 1990–2007 has been insufficient to attain Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4). However, there have been variable declines in early neonatal, neonatal, infant and child mortality. Despite the well known importance of neonatal survival to attain MDG4, our data suggest the early neonatal mortality rate in India may be increasing in the recent years, which is a cause for serious concern. Achievement of MDG4 in India will require further acceleration in the reduction of the under 5 mortality rate, particularly, in the 5 highest burden states: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
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Introduction: Biomedical advances have not decreased the number of premature deliveries. Newborns under 32 weeks constitute the most significant portion of infant mortality in developed countries. Objective: a literature review that identifies risk factors associated to premature labor and highlight strategies that increase survival. Results: Prenatal factor associated to early delivery include Black descent, maternal age, history of premature delivery, socioeconomic stratus, multiple deliveries and infections. Mortality is increased with earlier gestational age and lower fetal weight. Factors associated to increased survival include area of residence and place of birth, uterine transfer, variable levels of neonatal care, use of prenatal corticosteroids to accelerate pulmonary maturation, proactive management during childbirth, use of artificial surfactant and avoid use of steroids after delivery. Neonatal networks improve survival by potentiating best practices. Conclusions: Survival among these patients is enhanced by identification of risk factors for early delivery, knowing strategies that improve survival and planning for delivery in sites where best practices are offered.
La ciencia biomédica no ha logrado disminuir la incidencia de partos prematuros. Los RN menores de 32 semanas, constituyen el principal determinante de la mortalidad infantil en los países más desarrollados. Los objetivos de esta revisión son identificar a través de la literatura médica los factores de riesgo asociados a parto prematuro y destacar las estrategias desarrolladas para mejorar la sobrevida de este grupo etario. Resultados: Entre los factores prenatales asociados a prematurez destaca la raza negra, la edad materna, historia de parto prematuro previo, el nivel socioeconómico, embarazos múltiples e infecciones. Constituyen factores de riesgo asociados a mortalidad neonatal, tener menor edad gestacional y peso, ser PEG. Dentro de las estrategias para mejorar la sobrevida destaca la regionalización, el traslado in útero, establecer diferentes niveles de atención en el cuidado neonatal, el uso corticoides pre natal para acelerar la madurez pulmonar, tomar una conducta proactiva al nacer, el uso de surfactante artificial y evitar tratamientos con corticoides después de nacer. Las redes neonatales permiten mejorar la sobrevida potenciando las mejores prácticas médicas. El lugar en que se nace es importante en la sobrevida del recién nacido, Conclusión: Identificar los factores de riesgo de parto prematuro y conocer las estrategias que mejoran la sobrevida de los RN menores de 32 semanas permite planificar el lugar de nacimiento y ofrecer las mejores prácticas clínicas destinadas a reducir la mortalidad de este grupo.