Impact of postpartum maternal fever or hypothermia on newborn and early infant illness and death in Southwestern Uganda

• Main Authors: Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire (Author), Julian Adong (Author), Rinah Arinaitwe (Author), Deborah Nanjebe (Author), Patrick Orikiriza (Author), Joseph Ngonzi (Author), Yap Boum (Author), Lisa M. Bebell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Deaths occurring during the neonatal period contribute close to half of under-five mortality rate (U5MR); over 80% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Poor maternal antepartum and perinatal health predisposes newborns to low birth weight (LBW), birt...