Perceptions of parents and healthcare professionals regarding minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: a qualitative study protocol

• Main Authors: Anam Feroz (Author), Mohsina Noor Ibrahim (Author), Shiyam Sunder Tikmani (Author), Sayyeda Reza (Author), Zahid Abbasi (Author), Jamal Raza (Author), Haleema Yasmin (Author), Khadija Bano (Author), Afia Zafar (Author), Elizabeth M. McClure (Author), Robert L. Goldenberg (Author), Sarah Saleem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, around 2.6 million neonatal deaths occur world-wide every year and the numbers of stillbirths is almost similar. Pakistan is ranked among the highest countries in the world for neonatal mortality. In 2016, for every 1000 babies born in Pakistan, 46 died before the end o...