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  • Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care Vol 3 No 2 2023
    Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)

    Editorial comment
    The current edition of the Nigerian journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care focuses on important factors Caesarean section and breastfeeding

    Successful breastfeeding is positively impacted by early initiation post-delivery as well as avoidance of prelacteal feeds. The study from Rwanda shows a significant delay in breastfeeding initiation and increased use of prelacteal feeds among women delivered by caesarean section. A high c/s rate driven by high maternal HIV infection is decried by the authors because the use of effective anti-retroviral drugs before and during pregnancy is expected to reduce the choice of C/S delivery for infected pregnant mothers. The authors decry the high c/s rate resulting predominantly from high maternal HIV infection rate.

    Although neonatal jaundice may not contribute significantly in numerical terms to neonatal jaundice in Nigeria, it remains an important contributor to childhood chronic morbidity (athetoid cerebral palsy and hearing deficits). The study from Niger state, north central part of Nigeria emphasizes the low awareness level among Nigerian mothers.

    ISSN: 2971-7256

  • Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care Vol 1 No 1 2021
    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)

    The Nigerian Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care (NJPNC) is an English Peer reviewed open access journal that publishes articles in the field of perinatal and neonatal medicine.

    Maiden Edition
    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
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  • Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care Vol 3 No 1 2023
    Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)

    Editorial comment
    The first issue of the NJPNC in 2023 is now available online and the hard copy will be produced soon. This
    issue is unique because it features our first article from outside the shores of Nigeria and we hope to
    attract authors from across the globe as we strive to grow and nurture the journal of our Neonatal society.
    Low Birth weight and its pattern of morbidity and mortality in the first year of life is reported from Gabon;
    most of the babies were preterm and deaths were most commonly reported in the first 2 months of life.
    Breastfeeding and its role in Infant survival is briefly highlighted as an important natural neonatal
    intervention in a mini-review article.
    Despite the growing evidence of the advantages of the T-Piece Resuscitator over self-inflating bag devices
    in neonatal resuscitation, the experience from Zaria as presented in this issue of NJPNC shows why this
    device is not in common use in the country. The negative impact of some traditional practices on neonatal
    mortality in Nigeria is illustrated by the article on neonatal uvulectomy from the Northern part of Nigeria.
    These and other interesting article in this edition are carefully put together to draw attention to some of
    the prevailing challenges of neonatal care in our Sub-region.
    We thank our authors for their interest in NJPNC and reviewers for their relentless effort to help keep the
    Journal afloat.

     

    ISSN: 2971-7256

  • Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care (NJPNC) Vol 4 No 1 May 2025 ISSN 2971-7256
    Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025)

    Editorial comment

    Newborn care takes place across the 3 levels of health care in Nigeria. At the primary health care level, babies receive the minimum level of care designed for essentially healthy babies which includes making sure that the baby who has started breathing is kept dry and warm with skin contact with mother and
    breast feeding is commenced within 60 minutes after which the baby receives normal preventive
    interventions (cord care, vitamin K and prophylactic eye care). Babies with signs of illness or danger signs are identified and promptly referred to the secondary care levels for further care.

    At the secondary level of care, both public and private health facilities are involved in neonatal care. Although private health practitioners engage in neonatal care, the extent to which they do this is limited by the cost of care and several other challenges. The lingering high mortality rate in Nigeria calls for collaboration between public and private practitioners in the newborn space.

    In the current edition of NJPNC, Prof Akuse takes us though the current practice of neonatal care in private health facilities in the Northern part of Nigeria and the various challenges encountered on a regular basis. Suggestions for a more significant contribution of the private sector to neonatal care are made. This article makes an interesting read, in addition to the articles on neonatal sepsis from the Gambia and multiple gestation from the Southern part of Nigeria.

    ISSN: 2971-7256

  • Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care Vol 2 No 1 2022
    Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022)

    Nigerian Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Care Vol 2 No 1
    Contents


    Original Articles
    1. Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Pattern in Federal Medical Centre, Birnin kebbi,
    North- western Nigeria: A wakeup Call (1-16)
    Sanni AU, Lawal OT, 1 Onakpa .B, Musa LT, Opeyemi OG, Aliyu MN
    2. Determinants of Neonatal Mortality in a Private Tertiary Health Facility in the Niger Delta
    Region of Nigeria (17-25)
    Authors: Abolodje E.,1* Ozoalor . O,


    3. Pattern of Blood Transfusion in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in
    the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria (26-34)
    Authors: Abolodje E, Ekpebe P, Onyeaso U, Cummings H, Akpojevwa E, Edoja E


    Case Reports
    4. Isolated Giant Congenital Macroglossia in a Nigerian Newborn (35-40)
    Authors: Sanni AU, Lawal. TO, Na’Uzo MA, AbdulAzeez TA, Musa TL, Audu LI
    5. Severe Staphylococcal pneumonia complicated by pyopneumothorax; presentation and
    outcome in a term neonate managed in a resource-poor setting in North-Central Nigeria
    (41-47)
    Authors: Taofik OO Surajudeen OB, Halim O, Alamin UA