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Millions of adolescent girls and young women continue to begin childbearing early. The transition to becoming a mother for the first time is one of the most significant changes in a young woman’s life and brings many challenges and risks. Young mothers experience social and gender barriers that limit their...
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Quality and infrastructure upgrades improve maternal and child health in Sierra Leone This blog was originally published by USAID MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership program. The day after giving birth to a healthy baby, Fatima and her newborn returned to the Maternal and Child Health Post in Thompson Bay, an...
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By Elizabeth Bocaletti, Carolyn Boyce, Glendy De Leon, Rudo Kashiri, Ana Maria Us and Goldy Mazia for Save the Children. Photo credits: Save the Children. The national neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in Guatemala remains stagnant at 18 per 1,000 live births and represents 60% of the infant mortality. Preterm birth,...
Read MoreBy HRH Princess Sarah Zeid, WFP Special Advisor, Maternal & Child Health and Nutrition, UNHCR Patron for Maternal and Newborn Health, and Elaine Scudder, IAWG Senior Advisor, Maternal and Newborn Health. ‘’No woman, child or adolescent should face a greater risk of preventable death because of where they live or...
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A post from the Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group stillbirth series by Dr. Fatima Lamishi Adamu and Dr. Adetoro Adegoke Over the past two decades, substantial progress has been made in reducing the stillbirth rate around the world. However, in some regions, population growth is outpacing the decrease in stillbirth rates....
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