The cause-specific morbidity and mortality, and referral patterns of all neonates admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in the northern provinces of Vietnam over a one year period.

Objective: To describe the cause-specific morbidity and mortality, and referral patterns of all neonates admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in the northern provinces of Vietnam.

Design: A prospective hospital based observational study.

Setting: The Neonatal Department, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam.