Every Newborn
All Countries
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Each year 2.7 million newborns die; 98% of these deaths in low and middle income countries and more than 80% are small, with preterm infants being most at risk. High levels of facility delivers globally means that more newborn deaths are occurring within hospitals. Yet over two-thirds of these deaths...
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Despite promising progress, the Eastern and Southern Africa Region is home to some of the countries with the highest national newborn mortality rates in the world, with Angola having 59 and Somalia 39 neonatal deaths per 1000 live births. Overall, the region has a maternal mortality ratio of 417 per...
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Originally published on UNICEF Last year, close to one million babies died on their first day of life, and 2.7 million during their first 28 days. Almost half of all under-five deaths took place during this newborn period. And 2.6 million babies were stillborn. These first hours, days and weeks...
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They are tech- and social media-savvy risk-takers, determined to find new solutions to a very modern problem: how to make breastfeeding compatible with the lives of busy working mothers in a world that assumes they have no care responsibilities. These innovators eschew the old fault lines – infant formula vs...
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Hospitals in Malawi continue to struggle with inadequate resources – staffing, space, and equipment – and the quality of care mothers and newborns receive suffers. Yet through trainings, ongoing mentorship and strategic planning, improvements are taking place at the Ntcheu District Hospital. The Maternity Ward Patron, Bema Mkatumula, said that...
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