News
April 27, 2013
Newborn News
Intensive newborn care facilities for resuscitation and management for sick newborns will be opened in 59 government hospitals.
April 26, 2013
Newborn News
The Malawi Ministry of Health and NGOs such as Village Reach are collaborating with communities to use cell phones to address maternal, newborn and child health.
April 26, 2013
Newborn News
The Sokoto State Government distributed chlorhexidine to prevent umbilical cord infections in newborns to all 244 wards in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
April 26, 2013
Newborn News
The programme specialist in-charge of the Saving Newborn Lives project at Save the Children, Mr Patrick Aliganyira, said 35 per cent of the deaths are a result of babies being born prematurely.
April 25, 2013
Newborn News
Jhpiego equips every training site with all the materials required for BEmONC training including mother and newborn simulation models, delivery kits, computers, LCD projectorand other essential materials to conduct training.
April 25, 2013
Newborn News
A baby, who was born 24 weeks premature and weighed just 500gm at the time of birth, has managed to fight all odds and survive.
April 23, 2013
Newborn News
Despite remarkable changes in the levels of understanding of newborn mortality and prevention methods, newborns continue to die and now account for more than 40 percent of all under five deaths.
April 18, 2013
Newborn News
Medical and aid officials gathered in Johannesburg this week for the conference dedicated to developing strategies to save more newborns.
April 18, 2013
Newborn News
"Midwife-attended births have been associated with improved perinatal outcomes, including fewer interventions overall, fewer cesarean deliveries in particular, and improved patient satisfaction," the authors write.
April 17, 2013
Newborn News
A new study has found that HIV-infected mothers are less likely to transmit the virus to their newborns if they breastfeed their child exclusively for more than four months. The findings have important implications in sub-Saharan Africa.
