Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology

Factors associated with mortality among neonates admitted to Special Care Baby Unit: evidence from a matched case-control study in a rural general hospital in Northern Uganda.

Pub Date : 2026-10-13 DOI: 10.1186/s40748-026-00304-4 Robert Kidega, Rosemary Ahabwenki, Richard Justin Odong, Joseph Amooti Arike, Ronald Nsubuga, Nestor Mbabazi, Jessica Nakibuka, Sabrina Kitaka, Richard Idro

Predictors of mortality and severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy among neonates with birth asphyxia at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study.

Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1186/s40748-026-00309-z Tefera Fufa Kulute, Lencho Kajela Solbana

The prevalence of harmful traditional umbilical cord care practices and associated factors in newborns: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pub Date : 2026-10-09 DOI: 10.1186/s40748-026-00307-1 Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Yabibal Asfaw Derso, Dagnew Tigabu, Bekalu Alemayehu Attinafu, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Desalegn Mitiku Kidie, Molla Azmeraw, Molalign Aligaz Adisu