Ending Neonatal Deaths From Hypothermia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Call for Essential Technologies Tailored to the Context

• Main Authors: Giorgia Brambilla Pisoni (Author), Christine Gaulis (Author), Silvan Suter (Author), Michel A. Rochat (Author), Solomzi Makohliso (Author), Matthias Roth-Kleiner (Author), Michiko Kyokan (Author), Riccardo E. Pfister (Author), Klaus Schönenberger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neonatal death represents a major burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the main conditions triggering mortality, such as prematurity, labor complications, infections, and respiratory distress syndrome, are frequently worsened by hypothermia, which dramatically scales up the risk of death. In SS...