Improved postnatal care is needed to maintain gains in neonatal survival after the implementation of the Helping Babies Breathe initiative

Abstract

The continuum of postnatal care for newborn infants needs to be strengthened after Helping Babies Breathe training, to maintain the gains in neonatal survival on the day of delivery. Additional interventions in the postnatal period are therefore required to increase neonatal survival at facilities in low-income settings.

Does the Helping Babies Breathe Programme impact on neonatal resuscitation care practices? Results from systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Four articles were not included in the review even though they matched the inclusion criteria as they were covered in the above four studies. The Wrammert 2017 is covered in KC 2016 ; Ersdal 2013 , Mduma 2015 and Vossius 2014 are covered in Msemo 2013 .…”

Improving Global Newborn Survival: Building upon <b><i>Helping Babies Breathe</i></b>

“…Despite success in improving outcomes, the impact of HBB on the overall global outcome of 28-day neonatal mortality is limited. Interventions to improve resuscitation outcomes are essential as a base for later improvements, but interventions focused on the first minutes and first day, while necessary, are not sufficient to substantially influence 28-day neonatal mortality resulting from causes such as hypothermia, inadequate feeding, and infection [24, 25]. Helping Babies Survive (HBS)programs using the HBB educational methodology (Essential Care for Every Baby and Essential Care for Small Babies) to address the other primary causes of neonatal mortality have demonstrated effective learning [26].…”

Sharing Progress in Neonatology (SPIN): Old Favorites – Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Necrotizing Enterocolitis plus Some Global Neonatology and the Future of Clinical Trials

“…Helping Babies Breathe is an example of an educational program that has given health providers worldwide access to simple resuscitation techniques leading to improved outcomes [9]. However, to have a major effect on neonatal mortality at the population level, perinatal educational programs that comprehensively address all aspects of newborn care need to be implemented [10].…”