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. 2019 Jul;8(3):246–256. doi: 10.21037/tp.2019.07.03

Table 1. Recommended strategies for implementation in low- and middle-income countries to improve the survival of preterm infants (40,61).

Improving health workforce competence, accessibility and quality of perinatal health service delivery
Prophylactic maternal steroids in preterm labor
Antibiotics for premature rupture of membranes
Community case management of neonatal sepsis and pneumonia
Delayed cord clamping
Room air (vs. 100% oxygen) for resuscitation
Vitamin K supplementation at delivery
Hospital-based kangaroo mother care
Early breastfeeding
Thermal care immediately after birth—skin-to-skin contact and plastic wrap
Surfactant therapy and application of continued distending pressure to the lungs for respiratory distress syndrome