Preterm birth complications
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Globally, nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick every year and need specialized care to survive. This staggering number was published in the report, Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn, by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, Save the Children...
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Around 1.06 million babies are born in Iraq every year. Unfortunately, about 15,000 babies die before completing one month of life, half of these succumb to complications of prematurity. A preterm is the baby born before completing at least 37 weeks of gestation, while a full- term baby is the...
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“When you begin with basic nursing, that’s wonderful. That’s how babies’ lives can be saved,” says Christine Otai, a veteran nurse and Adara Development’s Global Health Manager. She smiles at the group of nurses moving around her, tending to babies and moving equipment. The sound of beeping in the background...
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My story started seven years ago when I graduated from nursing school as a general nurse at the University of Rwanda in 2011. Shortly afterwards, I was appointed by Ministry of Health to work at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) and when I arrived at the hospital I was allocated...
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On World Prematurity Day, Every Preemie—SCALE joins the global community in highlighting the importance of “Working together: partnering with families in the care of small and sick newborns”. Each year 1 in 10 babies around the world are born preterm, or before 37 weeks gestation, and many others have life-threatening...
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