Goutom Banik, M A Halim, Abu Sayeed Md Abdullah, Irtifa Oishee, Carolyn Boyce, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Md Abdul Mannan, Sadeka Choudhury Moni, Mohammad Kamrul Hassan Shabuj, Ismat Jahan, Rumpa Mani Chowdhury, Sharmin Afroze, Steve Wall, Mohammod Shahidullah
BACKGROUND: According to Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (2022), neonatal mortality, comprising 67% of under-5 deaths in Bangladesh, is significantly attributed to prematurity and low birth weight (LBW), accounting for 32% of neonatal deaths. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a prevalent concern among preterm and LBW infants, leading to substantial mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) therapy, but the affordability and accessibility of conventional bCPAP devices for a large number of patients become major hurdles in Bangladesh due to high costs and resource intensiveness...
2024: Frontiers in Pediatrics