Safety Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Pakistan

Our world is shrinking because of computerized linkages and the mobility of society. Information is shared rapidly around the world. Issues surrounding newborn and infant nursing are global. In efforts to acknowledge the international community, each Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews (NAINR) issue will feature a column that highlights care-related issues from a featured country or region of the world. This article focuses on Pakistan. Newborn and infant health issues are global ones. A different area of the globe will be featured that addresses NAINR's theme-oriented topic to review issues occurring in different areas of the world. This month, Pakistan will be featured. Our guest author is Shela Hirani, faculty from Aga Khan University, School of Nursing (AKU-SON), Karachi, Pakistan, and Regional Network Contact for the Council of International Neonatal Nurses for Pakistan. This month's article focuses on safety issues.

Keywords: Neonatal morbidity, Safety issues, NICU, Neonatal mortality, Inadequate resources, Unsafe practices