A major new study has exposed a deadly gap in newborn survival at Kenya’s county hospitals.
Babies referred from other health facilities are three times more likely to die than those born in the hospitals where they receive care.
The five-year study found that 29% of referred newborns die compared to 11% of those born in the receiving hospital.
The research, led by Kenyan scientists alongside international partners, reveals critical failures in the referral system: babies arriving severely hypothermic, struggling to breathe, and reaching hospital dangerously late often more than 24 hours after birth.
The researchers say most of these deaths are preventable.
So why is Kenya’s newborn referral system failing and what will it take to save these lives?
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