Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Anna D. Gage , Günther Fink, John E. Ataguba, Margaret E. Kruk Anna D. Gage, Günther Fink, John E. Ataguba, Margaret E. Kruk Published: December 1, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003843 Figures Abstract Background Widespread increases in facility delivery have not substantially reduced neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia over the past 2 decades.