My #BornTooSoon Story Blog Series

Preterm birth is now the leading cause of child deaths, accounting for more than 1 in 5 of all deaths of children occurring before their 5th birthday.  The seminal report, “Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth”, launched in May 2023, sounds the alarm on this “silent emergency”...

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MAMI reflections on the Lancet Small Vulnerable Newborns series

This blog was originally published by MAMI Global Network on ENNOnline. The recently launched Lancet Small Vulnerable Newborns (SVN) Series comprised three hearty papers of evidence and analyses and a call for action to prevent babies being born dead, too early and too small. Figuring out the care of these ‘wee’ babies and their mothers...

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Introducing the Vulnerable Newborns Series: Multi-country analyses to advance measurement related to preterm births and small-for-gestational age

Originally published on BJOG: Vulnerable Newborns: multi-country analyses to advance measurement related to preterm births and small-for-gestational age: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (wiley.com) Written by: Prof. Aris Papageorghiou   Each year an estimated 1.9 million babies are stillborn after 28 weeks gestation, while 2.3 million live-born infants...

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At-Risk Newborns: Overlooked in Expansion from Essential Newborn Care to Small and Sick Newborn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Photo caption: Stable, at-risk babies receiving required care including KMC in a room adjacent to the postnatal ward labelled as the “Small Baby Ward” at the Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India. (Photo, courtesy, Dr. Sushma Nangia, Director Professor & Head Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College,...

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