Acta Pædiatrica ISSN 0803-5253

REGULAR ARTICLE

Morbidity and mortality in hospitalised neonates in central Vietnam Hoang T. Tran1,2, Lex W. Doyle3,4,5, Katherine J. Lee4,5, Na M. Dang1, Stephen M. Graham ([email protected])2,5 1.Neonatal Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children, Da Nang, Vietnam 2.Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 3.University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 4.Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 5.Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Keywords Neonatal morbidity, Neonatal mortality, Prematurity, Sepsis, Vietnam

ABSTRACT Aim: This study explored neonatal morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients in

Correspondence SM Graham FRACP PhD, Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia. Tel.: +(61) 3 9345 4788 | Fax: +(61) 3 9345 6667 | Email: [email protected]

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of all newborn infants (