Confronting the Sorrow and Silence of Stillbirth

New York Times HNN Admin

In one picture, a father holds the tiniest of caskets. In another, a couple stares at their lifeless newborn as if in a trance. Frame by frame, the pictures depict the sorrow of a stillbirth, a global health issue that is often hidden despite claiming millions of lives each year. Matthieu Zellweger, a Swiss photographer … Continued

The Tiny Bracelet That Saves Newborns from Hypothermia

The Development Set India HNN Admin

 A new battery-powered device beeps when a premature baby’s temperature drops, alerting parents to care for them “Low birth weight newborns need special care and attention because they can easily become hypothermic,” said neonatologist Dr. Jagadish Somanna, a research associate at IGICH. Hypothermia is a condition where a baby’s core temperature falls below 36.5 C … Continued

Uganda commits to improving maternal health care

New Vision Uganda HNN Admin

Every year, worldwide, 303,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life and 2.6 million babies are stillborn. Uganda and eight other countries have committed to halving preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns in their health facilities within the next 5 years. The other countries … Continued

High maternal mortality: Where is the problem?

New Vision Uganda HNN Admin

By Joseph Wasswa The country was awakened by the unfortunate death of a mother in Mityana Hospital having bled out (Post-partum Hemorrhage) due lack of a blood giving set at the hospital. This is one of the many causes of maternal mortalities that have robbed us of our mothers leading to the observed high maternal … Continued

After a Stillbirth, Tests Can Help Pinpoint the Cause

HNN Admin

Some 26,000 women in the United States give birth to a stillborn child each year. It’s a harrowing experience for parents, and many eventually want to know what went wrong, in part to avoid going through a similar experience in the future. But in the days after delivery, when tests to search for a cause … Continued

Q&A with Vietnam’s inspiring Social Entrepreneur of the year

weforum.org Vietnam HNN Admin

Newborn babies shouldn’t die of cold or jaundice or breathing problems. But the technology that is readily available in the West – such as baby-warmers for premature or sick newborns – is inaccessible to millions of people in poorer parts of the world. According to the World Health Organization, 45% of all deaths of children … Continued

Ubos survey: Maternal, infant death rates drop

Daily Monitor Uganda HNN Admin

Kampala- The numbers of mothers who die while giving birth has reduced from 438 to 368 deaths per 100, 000 live births. The latest figures are contained in the 2016 Uganda Health Demographic and Health Survey released yesterday by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) officials. The survey conducted between June 12 and December 18 last … Continued

India Part of Health Network to Reduce Maternal, Newborn Deaths

India-West India HNN Admin

India is among nine countries that have created a United Nations agencies-supported health network to significantly reduce maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities. The countries’ governments have pledged to halve the deaths at facilities by 2022, according to a U.N. news release. The other countries in the health network include Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, … Continued

Doctors No Longer Rush to Cut the Umbilical Cord

The New York Times HNN Admin

For generations, obstetricians have been quick to cut the umbilical cord of newborns. That’s changing, and most expectant parents should anticipate at least a short delay before the cord is cut. In January, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists became the latest major medical organization to formally recommend that doctors routinely wait before clamping … Continued

Busoga hospitals get Shs150m equipment

Daily Monitor Uganda HNN Admin

Makerere University School of Public Health in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco, has donated equipment estimated at Shs155m to six hospitals in Busoga sub-region. The hospitals are; Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Iganga General Hospital, Bugiri General Hospital, Kamuli General Hospital, Kamuli Mission Hospital and St Francis Buluba Mission Hospital in Mayuge District. … Continued