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By Dr Anu Sachdeva & Dr Ashok Deorari Globally, 2.5 million newborns died in first 28 days in 2017; nearly two-thirds of these deaths were preterm infants (1). In addition, nearly one million newborns survive with developmental delay and cerebral palsy (2). Most of these vulnerable newborns can survive and...
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Standing in the small waiting room of a crowded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Uganda, Yonah, a young nurse with relentless commitment and contagious passion, looks up at the board where newborns deaths have been tallied for the month of August. “This board is a reminder of the progress...
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As patient groups go, pregnant women and new mothers are among the most motivated. They’re eager for information on how to care for themselves and their children, and quick to take action to ensure their children have the best start in life. But in some low-income countries around the world,...
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By Dr Mayank Priyadarshi, Dr Rajesh Mehta and Dr Ashok Deorari Globally, of the estimated 5.9 million under-5 deaths in 2015, almost 1 million occurred on the first day and nearly 2 million during the first week, highlighting the need for coverage of good-quality care for newborns (1). There has been...
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Updates to the Safe Delivery App Incorporate Respectful Maternity Care The Safe Delivery App is a smartphone application that provides skilled birth attendants with direct and instant access to evidence-based and up-to-date clinical guidelines on basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care (BEmONC). The Safe Delivery App leverages the growing ubiquity of mobile phones...
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