In Nigeria, Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths Increased During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Edward N. Okeke, Isa Sadeeq Abubakar, Rebecca De Guttry

ResearchPosted on rand.org Nov 3, 2021Published in: Health Affairs, Volume 40, No. 11 (2021). doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00659

COVID-19 increased the number of stillbirths and newborn deaths in Nigeria. The findings may indicate that the hard-won gains in child survival made during the past two decades are at risk of being reversed amid the ongoing pandemic.

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  • Copyright: Project HOPE-The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc
  • Publisher: Health Affairs
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2021
  • Pages: 9
  • Document Number: EP-68756

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