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Perinatal Palliative Care In Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations For Practice, Future Research, And Guideline Development., Mahlet Abayneh, Sharla Rent, Peter Odion Ubuane, Brian S. Carter, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Betelehem B. Kassa, Atnafu Mekonnen Tekleab, Stephanie K. Kukora
Perinatal Palliative Care In Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations For Practice, Future Research, And Guideline Development., Mahlet Abayneh, Sharla Rent, Peter Odion Ubuane, Brian S. Carter, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Betelehem B. Kassa, Atnafu Mekonnen Tekleab, Stephanie K. Kukora
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Worldwide, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest burden of global neonatal mortality (43%) and neonatal mortality rate (NMR): 27 deaths per 1,000 live births. The WHO recognizes palliative care (PC) as an integral, yet underutilized, component of perinatal care for pregnancies at risk of stillbirth or early neonatal death, and for neonates with severe prematurity, birth trauma or congenital anomalies. Despite bearing a disproportionate burden of neonatal mortality, many strategies to care for dying newborns and support their families employed in high-income countries (HICs) are not available in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Many institutions and professional societies in LMICs lack guidelines or …