Vitamin D Levels in Mother-Baby Pairs: A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study in a Rwandan Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Exposure to the sunlight contributes largely to the production of vitamin D. However, vitamin D deficiency is a reality in tropical countries, despite enjoying enough sunlight, especially bearing women in their last trimester whose foetuses exclusively depend on their reserves. This work aimed at demonstrating the state of vitamin D in mother-baby pairs and associated factors in one of the University Hospitals in Rwanda.

Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of neonatal hypothermia at admission at a tertiary neonatal unit, Kigali, Rwanda - a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Thermoregulation remains a key physiological challenge faced by a neonate after delivery. We assessed the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of hypothermia in admitted neonates at a tertiary teaching hospital of Kigali city in Rwanda.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, from July 2013 to September 2017, of neonates who were admitted in the neonatology unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) and whose admission temperature were recorded.

Establishing a neonatal database in a tertiary hospital in Rwanda - an observational study.

: Monitoring and evaluation is vital in the quest to improve the quality of care and to reduce the morbidity and mortality of neonates in a resource-limited setting. Databases offer several advantages such as data on large cohorts of neonates and from multiple centres. : To establish a minimal dataset neonatal database in Kigali, Rwanda and to assess the quality and timing of the data entry process.

Pattern of congenital heart diseases in Rwandan children with genetic defects.

Introduction: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are commonly associated with genetic defects. Our study aimed at determining the occurrence and pattern of CHD association with genetic defects among pediatric patients in Rwanda.

Methods: A total of 125 patients with clinical features suggestive of genetic defects were recruited.