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A mixed-methods study to investigate feasibility and acceptability of an early warning score for preterm infants in neonatal units in Kenya: results of the NEWS-K study (2024)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E. J., Aluvaala, J., Bradshaw, L., Daniels, J. P., Emadau, C., Muthumbi, B., …Ojha, S. (2024). A mixed-methods study to investigate feasibility and acceptability of an early warning score for preterm infants in neonatal units in Kenya: results of the NEWS-K study. BMC Pediatrics, 24, Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04778-z

Preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestation) complications are the leading cause of neonatal mortality. Early-warning scores (EWS) are charts where vital signs (e.g., temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate) are recorded, triggering action. To evaluate whe... Read More about A mixed-methods study to investigate feasibility and acceptability of an early warning score for preterm infants in neonatal units in Kenya: results of the NEWS-K study.

Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom (2023)
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Walker, S., Ojha, S., & Mitchell, E. J. (2023). Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom. Acta Paediatrica, https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16795

Aim: To explore the attitudes of parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs), and facilitators and barrier to implementation of Kangaroo Care (KC) in the United Kingdom. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey; distributed via the British Association... Read More about Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom.

Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials (2021)
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Mitchell, E., Oddie, S. J., Dorling, J., Gale, C., Johnson, M. J., McGuire, W., & Ojha, S. (2023). Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 108(1), F79-F82. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-322960

Perinatal trials sometimes require rapid recruitment processes to facilitate inclusion of participants when interventions are time-critical. A two-stage consent pathway has been used in some trials and is supported by national guidance. This pathway... Read More about Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials.

Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting: Results of a mixed-methods study at a national referral hospital in Kenya (2020)
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Mitchell, E. J., Qureshi, Z., Were, F., Daniels, J., Gwako, G., Osoti, A., …Ojha, S. (2020). Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting: Results of a mixed-methods study at a national referral hospital in Kenya. BMJ Open, 10(10), Article e039061. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039061

© 2020 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Introduction Fifteen million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks gestational age, globally. More than 80% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 35% of all deaths in the first month o... Read More about Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting: Results of a mixed-methods study at a national referral hospital in Kenya.