Publications

Selected scholarship.

Highlights of Dr. Mediratta’s peer-reviewed publications. For the full and continuously-updated list, see Google Scholar.

Ethiopia and Gondar

  1. Derivation and validation of a prognostic score for neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: a case-control study. Mediratta RP, Amare AT, Behl R, Efron B, Narasimhan B, Teklu A, Shehibo A, Ayalew M, Kache S. BMC Pediatrics, 2020. DOI PubMed
  2. Overnight admissions to a neonatal intensive care unit in Ethiopia are not associated with increased mortality. Mediratta RP, Rajamani M, Ayalew M, Shehibo A, Tazebew A, Teklu A. PLOS ONE, 2022. DOI PubMed
  3. Remote versus in-person pre-service neonatal resuscitation training: a noninferiority randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia. Mediratta RP, Clary MK, Liang JW, Daniels K, Muhe LM, Lee HC, et al. Resuscitation, 2025. DOI PubMed
  4. Risk factors and case management of acute diarrhoea in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. Mediratta RP, Feleke A, Moulton LH, Yifru S, Sack RB. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2010. DOI PubMed

Other selected work

  1. Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 2023. DOI
  2. Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022 to 2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. GBD 2021 US Burden of Disease and Forecasting Collaborators. The Lancet, 2024. DOI
  3. Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021. GBD 2021 Appendicitis Collaborators. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2024. DOI

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