Perceptions of traditional birth attendants and midwives related to neonatal airway management in rural Uganda: a focused ethnographic qualitative study

• Main Authors: Marvesh M Mendhi (Author), Charlene Pope (Author), Susan D Newman (Author), Kathleen B Cartmell (Author), Shahirose Premji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background The neonatal mortality rate in rural Uganda is 38/1000 births as compared to 6/1,000 in the United States. Hypoxic events, also referred to as birth asphyxia, represent 24% of neonatal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 60% of birth asphyxia worldwide occurs in home-based deliveries w...