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This blog was originally featured on the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health Centre Blog here. Dr Hannah Blencowe joined the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) fresh out of working in Malawi as a pediatrician at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blantyre...
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Blog adapted from a comment in The Lancet Global Health here Birth weight is an important gauge of maternal and fetal health as well as an important determinant of perinatal, neonatal and postneonatal outcomes. Approximately 80% of newborns who die every year are low birth weight (LBW), under 2500 g,...
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“When we know better, we do better” – Maya Angelou Being able to access and utilize the most recent data for newborn health is critical to reversing trends in newborn morbidity and mortality and raises awareness of where gaps remain. The vast improvements to newborn health data in the past...
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Globally child mortality has almost halved in a generation, and we see breakthroughs even in the poorest countries. While the highest burden countries have made progress, many remain far from universal coverage for most essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition. In January, the Countdown to 2030...
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Reposted from the USAID Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) blog Of all the public health problems we face, why focus on clean clinics? The answers are simple. Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions and practices discourage people from seeking care at health facilities. This includes pregnant women, who...
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