September 2025. Volume 21. Number 3

Perinatal mortality in Tanzania decreases with the implementation of a training program in neonatal care during delivery

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Kamala BA, Ersdal HL, Moshiro RD, Guga G, Dalen I, Kvaløy JT, et al. Outcomes of a Program to Reduce Birth-Related Mortality in Tanzania. N Engl J Med. 2025;392:1100-10.

Reviewers: Carvajal Encina F1, Fernández Rodríguez MM2.
1Unidad del Paciente Crítico Neonatal. Hospital La Serena. Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo. Chile.
2CS Potes. SERMAS. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajale@gmail.com
Reception date: 16/09/2025
Acceptance date: 24/09/2025
Publication date: 01/10/2025

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: the “Safer Childbirth Care Program” showed that quality improvement in the setting of childbirth-related emergencies in low-resource settings is associated with a significant decrease in perinatal mortality.

Reviewers’ commentary: despite the study's methodological limitations, the integrated quality improvement and simulation care program had significant results in childbirth-related emergencies in resource-limited settings.

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F, Fernández Rodríguez MM. La mortalidad perinatal en Tanzania disminuye con la aplicación de un programa de capacitación en la asistencia neonatal durante el parto. Evid Pediatr. 2025;21:34.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Kamala BA, Ersdal HL, Moshiro RD, Guga G, Dalen I, Kvaløy JT, et al. Outcomes of a Program to Reduce Birth-Related Mortality in Tanzania. N Engl J Med. 2025;392:1100-10.

Reviewers: Carvajal Encina F1, Fernández Rodríguez MM2.
1Unidad del Paciente Crítico Neonatal. Hospital La Serena. Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo. Chile.
2CS Potes. SERMAS. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajale@gmail.com
Reception date: 16/09/2025
Acceptance date: 24/09/2025
Publication date: 01/10/2025

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F, Fernández Rodríguez MM. La mortalidad perinatal en Tanzania disminuye con la aplicación de un programa de capacitación en la asistencia neonatal durante el parto. Evid Pediatr. 2025;21:34.

01/10/2025

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Methodological note