Understanding neonatal unit interventions and breastfeeding outcomes in two hospitals in Ghana to facilitate optimization of newborn care
Overall, 11.5% of babies admitted to the two neonatal units did not receive any intensive interventions, including 4.8% of infants < 1800 g. Designing dyadic Intermediate Care between Essential Newborn Care and Special/Intensive care could result in lower census in NUs to permit greater focus on preterm, low-birthweight and sick newborns with higher acuity, and also reduce separation and promote breastfeeding.
Authors
- Ganga L. Srinivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-685X)
- Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8997-9855)
- Alhassan Abdul‐Mumin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-5384)
- Mary Joan Kpiniong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3701-1482)
- Indira Narayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-9132)
- Mohammed Hafiz Kanamu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2873-3769)
- Edwin Atitsogbui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-2317)
- Jampim Bismark Abrokwah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8477-8623)
- Asantewaa Gabriella Kyei-Manu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2090-0595)
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Georgetown University Medical Center (US)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- University School (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05432-y
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00