Reduction in neonatal mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2000

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dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, R
dc.contributor.authorMerialdi, M
dc.contributor.authorLincetto, O
dc.contributor.authorLauer, J
dc.contributor.authorBecerra, C
dc.contributor.authorCastro, R
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, P
dc.contributor.authorSaugstad, OD
dc.contributor.authorVillar, J
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:06:11Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:06:11Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE. Our objective with this article was to describe the declining trend in neonatal mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2000 and examine potential causal factors.
dc.description.abstractMETHODS. Descriptive analysis of data that were provided by the Chilean Ministry of Health on all similar to 2 900 000 births occurred in Chile between 1990 and 2000. Total neonatal mortality rates (< 28 days), and birth weight-specific and gestational age-specific mortality rates from 1990 to 2000 were analyzed by year. Public health interventions that were implemented during the 1990s were reviewed to assess their potential influence on the observed trends in neonatal mortality.
dc.description.abstractRESULTS. The neonatal mortality rate between 1990 and 2000 decreased from 8.3 to 5.7 per 1000 live births. This decline was not associated with decreases in the proportion of low birth weight and preterm infants but rather with declines in birth weight-specific and gestational age-specific mortality rates. Examination of the trends in birth weight-specific and gestational age-specific mortality rates showed that a marked proportional decrease in mortality rates was achieved among infants who weighed < 1500 g and were delivered before 32 weeks. It is plausible, both biologically and temporally, that the observed trends in the reduction in birth weight-specific and gestational age-specific mortality rates are associated with the introduction of specific sector-wide interventions that aim to improve newborn care in very preterm and low birth weight infants.
dc.description.abstractCONCLUSIONS. Important reductions in newborn mortality in developing countries are possible with the implementation of effective neonatal care interventions.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1542/peds.2005-2354
dc.identifier.eissn1098-4275
dc.identifier.issn0031-4005
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-2354
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/96105
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000237207300019
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.finalE954
dc.pagina.inicioE949
dc.revistaPediatrics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjecthealth policy
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectneonatal mortality
dc.subjectinternational child health
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleReduction in neonatal mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2000
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen117
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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