Health Personnel trained on newborn screening for sickle cell disease

Ghana

The Sickle Cell Foundation (SCF) has embarked on a training workshop for health personnel to adequately equip them for the nationwide newborn sickle cell screening scheduled to start early next year

WHO gives Philippines big hug for newborns’ care

Philippines

 During the the 3 day conference held in Colombo, Filipino, health experts shared with their counterparts from Western Pacific Region the three-year-old program that not only improved infant nutrition but also addressed high rates of infant mortality.

In Decline, Stillbirths Continue to Devastate

Though stillbirths have declined sharply since the 1940s, they remain very much with us, and not just among women who are poor or poorly educated or lack access to good medical care.

Higher Mortality for Infants

The absolute incidence of neonatal mortality and morbidity in late pre-term infants (i.e., born before the end of 37 weeks) is low, but it’s still significantly higher than in full-term infants, say the authors of the review.

Save the Children urges for expanding LHWs services

Pakistan

Save the Children on Wednesday urged to increase the number of Lady Health Workers (LHWs) to expand maternal and child health services in Pakistan

Mother, infant mortality greatly reduced

South Africa

 The provincial health department has released statistics that show a marked improvement in reducing the number of mothers and infants who die during childbirth.   

Better nursing can reduce child mortality: experts

Pakistan

Health experts at a seminar said that neonatal, infant as well as child mortality rates could potentially be drastically reduced in Pakistan if mothers began nursing their children within the first hour of birth. 

Uganda: Too Many Deaths in Childbirth

Uganda

 Bribes, poorly trained medical staff and the lack of medical care for pregnant HIV-positive mothers are among the reasons for high rates of infant and maternal mortality in Uganda. NGOs want to see more government action. 

India: Tamil Nadu’s Kids not breastfed, at risk

India

 Tamil Nadu’s high rates of institutional deliveries may ensure that most pregnant women deliver under the watchful eye of a doctor or nurse, but infant mortality rates still remain high, with babies dying due to poor nutrition and infections.

Inappropriate feeding practices root cause of malnutrition

Pakistan

 The root causes for malnutrition in Pakistan are not only linked to the 2010 floods, but to inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices, including late initiation of breastfeeding,