Citation

Calgaro S, Borellini M, Seni AHA, Tirzi MC, Gimo AMD, Cebola BR, Putoto G, Trevisanuto D. Front. Pediatr. 2020; 8: e584281.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Frontiers Media)

DOI

10.3389/fped.2020.584281

PMID

33194918 PMCID

Abstract

Global warming has increased the frequency of natural disasters, such as cyclones. Mozambique is considered one of the most vulnerable countries to extreme weather events. Natural disasters particularly affect vulnerable people, including preterm and critical ill infants of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Literature on NICU evacuations in the case of a natural disaster has been reported in high-resource settings, but it is lacking in low-resource settings. On the 14th of March 2019, a tropical cyclone (Idai) hit Mozambique. This report is a descriptive analysis of the experience of the NICU evacuation and care during and after cyclone Idai at Beira Central Hospital, Beira, Mozambique.

Language: en

Keywords

natural disaster; cyclone; Mozambique; neonatology; NICU