Scaling up Ghana's national newborn care initiative: integrating 'helping babies breathe' (HBB), 'essential care for every baby' (ECEB), and newborn 'infection prevention' (IP) trainings

• Main Authors: Margaret Amanua Chinbuah (Author), Mira Taylor (Author), Magdalena Serpa (Author), Goldy Mazia (Author), Patience Korkor Cofie (Author), Williams Kwarah (Author), Suzanne Dawson (Author), Brett D. Nelson (Author), Cyril Engmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Responding to stagnating neonatal mortality rates in Ghana, a five-year collaboration called Making Every Baby Count Initiative (MEBCI) was undertaken to improve the quality of newborn care provided around the time of birth. A multi-pronged approach was used to build health worke...