{"id":5220,"date":"2020-10-12T20:57:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/resources\/referral-systems-for-preterm-low-birth-weight-and-sick-newborns-in-ethiopia-a-qualitative-assessment\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T20:57:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:57:51","slug":"referral-systems-for-preterm-low-birth-weight-and-sick-newborns-in-ethiopia-a-qualitative-assessment","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/resources\/referral-systems-for-preterm-low-birth-weight-and-sick-newborns-in-ethiopia-a-qualitative-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Referral systems for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Teklu, Alula M., Litch, James A., et al. <em>Referral systems for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment.<\/em> BMC Pediatrics, Aug 2020 20:409. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12887-020-02311-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12887-020-02311-6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A responsive and well-functioning newborn referral system is a cornerstone to the continuum of child health care; however, health system and client-related barriers negatively impact the referral system. Due to the complexity and multifaceted nature of newborn referral processes, studies on newborn referral systems have been limited. The objective of this study was to assess the barriers for effective functioning of the referral system for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns across the primary health care units in 3 contrasting regions of Ethiopia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teklu, Alula M., Litch, James A., et al. Referral systems for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment. BMC Pediatrics, Aug 2020 20:409. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12887-020-02311-6 A responsive and well-functioning newborn referral system is a cornerstone to the continuum of child health care; however, health system and client-related barriers negatively impact the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5222,"template":"","tags":[],"gc_country":[6,13],"gc_area_of_expertise":[55],"resources_type":[441],"class_list":["post-5220","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","gc_country-africa","gc_country-ethiopia","gc_area_of_expertise-health","resources_type-research-and-publications"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Referral systems for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment - Global Communities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/resources\/referral-systems-for-preterm-low-birth-weight-and-sick-newborns-in-ethiopia-a-qualitative-assessment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Referral systems for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment - Global Communities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Teklu, Alula M., Litch, James A., et al. 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