Browsing by Author "Chan, Grace"
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The effect of intrapartum antibiotics on early-onset neonatal sepsis in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a propensity score matched analysis
Chan, Grace J; Stuart, Elizabeth A; Zaman, Marzia; Mahmud, Abdullah A; Baqui, Abdullah H; Black, Robert E (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: We estimate the effect of antibiotics given in the intrapartum period on early-onset neonatal sepsis in Dhaka, Bangladesh using propensity score techniques. Methods: We followed 600 mother-newborn pairs as part ... -
Kangaroo mother care: a systematic review of barriers and enablers
Chan, Grace J; Labar, Amy S; Wall, Stephen; Atun, Rifat (World Health Organization, 2016)Abstract Objective: To investigate factors influencing the adoption of kangaroo mother care in different contexts. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and the World Health Organization’s regional ... -
Prevalence of early-onset neonatal infection among newborns of mothers with bacterial infection or colonization: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chan, Grace J; Lee, Anne CC; Baqui, Abdullah H; Tan, Jingwen; Black, Robert E (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Although neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first week of life, little is known about the burden of neonatal disease originating from maternal infection or colonization globally. ... -
Risk factors for small-for-gestational-age and preterm births among 19,269 Tanzanian newborns
Muhihi, Alfa; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; Smith, Emily R.; Noor, Ramadhani A.; Mshamu, Salum; Briegleb, Christina; Bakari, Mohamed; Masanja, Honorati; Fawzi, Wafaie; Chan, Grace Jean-Yee (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Few studies have differentiated risk factors for term-small for gestational age (SGA), preterm-appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and preterm-SGA, despite evidence of varying risk of child mortality and ... -
What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature
Chan, Grace J; Valsangkar, Bina; Kajeepeta, Sandhya; Boundy, Ellen O; Wall, Stephen (Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2016)Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC), often defined as skin–to–skin contact between a mother and her newborn, frequent or exclusive breastfeeding, and early discharge from the hospital has been effective in reducing the ...