Have neonatal mortality rates in the state of Qatar become static? A PEARL study analysis

Rahman, Sajjad Ur; Ansari, Walid El; Nimeri, Nuha; ElTinay, S.; Salameh, Khalil; Abbas, Tariq; Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir; Bener, A.

doi:10.26719/2012.18.12.1201

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“…Of note, there may be some disparities in healthcare between the Qatari nationals and the larger expatriate community. For instance, neonatal mortality was evaluated in the years 2008 to 2011 at Women's Hospital [42]. Neonatal mortality rates, overall in Qatar, declined very little between 2008 and the first quarter of 2011.…”

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The Development of the Qatar Healthcare System: A Review of the Literature

Goodman¹

2015

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Background: Qatar, one of the smallest and wealthiest countries in the world, is a newly emerging healthcare system. Medical leadership in Qatar has had to create an infrastructure for medical care over the past twenty years. The purpose of this paper is to review the challenges and achievements of the newly emerging Qatar healthcare system. Methods: PubMed was searched using MESH terms: Qatar, healthcare, medical development, medical insurance and medical history. Websites of the World Bank, CIA fact book, Qatar Ministry of Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the US State department were searched for information about Qatar's healthcare system and its history. Results: Qatar is a rapidly growing, multicultural country with over 80 nationalities represented. Qatar has developed a healthcare system with universal coverage. Up until 2014, the government has subsidized all care. There are plans to develop a medical insurance system. Conclusions: Qatar has experienced the rapid development of a healthcare system over the past twenty years. The government has centrally controlled growth and development. An examination of the unique challenges to building a Qatari healthcare system will be useful in considering how to develop medical infrastructure in other countries.

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The Development of the Qatar Healthcare System: A Review of the Literature

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2015

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“…In another of our recent article under publication,[17] we have shown that Qatar's NMR had become almost static between 2008 and 2010. The same phenomenon was observed by the developed countries during 1990's.…”

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“…By 1990, virtually all NICUs had survival rates of ≥90% for infants with birth weight ≥1000 g.[56781819] From 1991 to 1997, the overall Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) survival increased steadily at an approximate rate of 4% per year. However, from 1997 to 2001, there was no significant improvement in the survival of ELBW infants except those with birth weight between 500 and700 g.[19] Having achieved an NMR comparable to that in many developed countries,[391017] Qatar is now passing through the stage of achieving survival at the limits of viability. The same pattern has recently been reported from Sharjah.…”

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Improvements in birth weight-specific neonatal mortality rates in the state of Qatar between 2003 & 2010 and a comparative analysis with the Vermont Oxford Network database report of 2007: A pearl study review

Salameh

Ur-Rahman

2012

J Clin Neonatol

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Objective:The study aimed to develop a national reference on birth weight-specific neonatal survival in the State of Qatar to facilitate parental counseling.Study Design:This was a retrospective, analytic, and comparative study.Materials and Methods:The birth weight-specific neonatal mortality data for the years 2003 and 2010, collected from the admission and discharge registers of the neonatal intensive care unit, were stratified using the stratifications given in Vermont Oxford Network (VON) 2007 annual report. Category-wise birth weight-specific mortality and relative risk (RR) of death were compared between Qatar data (2003 and 2010) and VON 2007 report.Results:Qatar's neonatal mortality rate (NMR) dropped from 5 of 1000 in 2003 to 4.4 of 1000 in 2010 (P=0.443) which was significant for birth weight categories 501–750 g and 751–1000 g (P=0.026 and P=0.05, respectively). Qatar's NMR in 2010 was significantly lower than VON's NMR during 2007 (P<0.001) though VON's NMR was significantly lower among birth weight categories 751–1000 g and 1001–1500 g (P=0.001 and P=0.003, respectively). The RR of mortality decreased with increasing birth weight. The decline was very sharp for birth weight categories between 500 and 1500g. The RR was 25 times higher in babies with birth weight less than 750 g as compared to babies with birth weight ≥ 2550 g, both in Qatar and VON data. For birth weight categories 751–1000 g and 1001–1500 g, the RR was twice in Qatar as compared to the VON report (16.8 versus 7.8, and 5.5 versus 2.7, respectively).Conclusions:Qatar's current overall and birth weight-specific NMRs are comparable with the VON report except in birth weight categories 751–1000 g and 1001–1500 g which were higher in Qatar. This needs further in-depth qualitative analysis.

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Have neonatal mortality rates in the state of Qatar become static? A PEARL study analysis

Cited by 2 publications

References 12 publications

The Development of the Qatar Healthcare System: A Review of the Literature

The Development of the Qatar Healthcare System: A Review of the Literature

Improvements in birth weight-specific neonatal mortality rates in the state of Qatar between 2003 & 2010 and a comparative analysis with the Vermont Oxford Network database report of 2007: A pearl study review

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