Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
A systematic analysis of global, regional and national causes of child mortality in 2013 identified preterm birth and infections to be the two major causes of neonatal deaths[1]. These conditions are amenable to improvement in the quality and safety of care delivered to high-risk newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) settings
The study setting in Hyderabad, India, has 60% of neonatal health care provided by the private sector, where 80% of the population bears the cost of medical care out of their pocket
To identify various barriers in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hindering the provision of quality neonatal care as identified by clinicians working in the NICU
Summary
A systematic analysis of global, regional and national causes of child mortality in 2013 identified preterm birth and infections to be the two major causes of neonatal deaths[1]. These conditions are amenable to improvement in the quality and safety of care delivered to high-risk newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) settings. Barriers to quality improvement of neonatal intensive care is an under-researched area. Quality of neonatal intensive care can be improved once the barriers are identified. Improving the quality of neonatal intensive care should be an important health policy priority. A formal assessment of barriers and priorities for quality improvement has not been undertaken
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