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Newborn follow-up after discharge from a tertiary care hospital in the Western Cape region of South Africa: a prospective observational cohort study

Abstract Background Current practice in the Western Cape region of South Africa is to discharge newborns born in-hospital within 24 h following uncomplicated vaginal delivery and two days after caesarean section. Mothers are instructed to bring their newborn to a clinic after discharge for a health...

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Main Authors:	Jean Paul Muambangu Milambo (Author), KaWing Cho (Author), Charles Okwundu (Author), Abiola Olowoyeye (Author), Leonidas Ndayisaba (Author), Sanjay Chand (Author), Mark H. Corden (Author)
Format:	Book
Published:	BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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