Risk Factors Associated with Birth Asphyxia in Rural District Matiari, Pakistan: A Case Control Study
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52796 Author(s) Farhana Tabassum , Arjumand Rizvi , Shabina Ariff , Sajid Soofi , Zulfiqar A. Bhutta Affiliation(s) Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan . ABSTRACT Background: During the past two decades there has been a sustained decline in child mortality; however, neonatal mortality has remained stagnant. Each year approximately 4 million babies are born asphyxiated resulting in 2 million neonatal deaths and intrapartum stillbirths. Almost all neonatal deaths occur in developing countries, where the majority is delivered at homes with negligible antenatal care and poor perinat...