What impact does antenatal and postnatal care have on neonatal deaths in low- and lower-middle-income countries? Evidence from Bangladesh

Akter, T; Dawson, A; Sibbritt, D

What impact does antenatal and postnatal care have on neonatal deaths in low- and lower-middle-income countries? Evidence from Bangladesh

Akter, T Dawson, A

Sibbritt, D

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Health Care for Women International, 2017, 38 (8), pp. 848 - 860
Issue Date:: 2017-08-03

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Akter, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dawson, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-2202	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-9447	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-08-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Health Care for Women International, 2017, 38 (8), pp. 848 - 860	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0739-9332	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118968
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We investigated the contribution of antenatal and postnatal care in reducing the risk of neonatal deaths in Bangladesh. The effects of these services were examined using adjusted Cox regression models and secondary data with 7,314 live-born infants. We observed that neonatal mortality was significantly decreased for newborns whose mothers' attended antenatal care services but postnatal care did not show any effect. Health promotion programs offering antenatal care in Bangladesh and other low- and lower-middle-income countries may build awareness about these practices. Further research is required to examine the reasons for the lack of impact of postnatal care on mortality.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Care for Women International	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/07399332.2017.1332063	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Perinatal Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Postnatal Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Prenatal Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant Mortality	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Proportional Hazards Models	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Poverty	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Child	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bangladesh	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Determinants of Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Perinatal Death	en_US
dc.title	What impact does antenatal and postnatal care have on neonatal deaths in low- and lower-middle-income countries? Evidence from Bangladesh	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	8	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	38	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - WHO CC
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	8	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	38	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We investigated the contribution of antenatal and postnatal care in reducing the risk of neonatal deaths in Bangladesh. The effects of these services were examined using adjusted Cox regression models and secondary data with 7,314 live-born infants. We observed that neonatal mortality was significantly decreased for newborns whose mothers' attended antenatal care services but postnatal care did not show any effect. Health promotion programs offering antenatal care in Bangladesh and other low- and lower-middle-income countries may build awareness about these practices. Further research is required to examine the reasons for the lack of impact of postnatal care on mortality.

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