Clusters of preterm live births and respiratory distress syndrome-associated neonatal deaths: spatial distribution and cooccurrence patterns

• Main Authors: Ana Sílvia Scavacini Marinonio (Author), Daniela Testoni Costa-Nobre (Author), Milton Harumi Miyoshi (Author), Rita de Cassia Xavier Balda (Author), Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco (Author), Tulio Konstantyner (Author), Mandira Daripa Kawakami (Author), Adriana Sanudo (Author), Paulo Bandiera-Paiva (Author), Rosa Maria Vieira de Freitas (Author), Lilian Cristina Correia Morais (Author), Mônica La Porte Teixeira (Author), Bernadette Cunha Waldvogel (Author), Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida (Author), Ruth Guinsburg (Author), Carlos Roberto Veiga Kiffer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prematurity and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) are strongly associated. RDS continues to be an important contributor to neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify clusters of preterm live births and RDS-associated neonatal deaths, an...