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Imagine a situation where a woman has gone through a healthy pregnancy and her family has taken the requisite measures to ensure a good outcome. But due to quality issues at the health facility, the woman dies or leaves with a dead baby or in a worst case scenario, mother...
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New mom, advocate, shares her view on how Kenya is an important step closer to giving newborns and moms a healthier start. By: Pauline Irungu, Advocacy and Policy Manager, PATH A few months ago, my family and I welcomed a baby boy into the world. There is no greater joy...
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This blog was originally published by the Lancet Global Health blog. Author: Mike English Prof. Mike English leads the LIFE project team, based at the University of Oxford, UK. Medical emergencies are major causes of death globally, but any one health-care worker, especially in primary care or community settings, will...
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This blog was originally published by the Global Health: Science and Practice. Peripheral-level birthing centers may be appropriate and effective in some circumstances if crucial systems requirements can be met. But promising models don’t necessarily scale well, so policy makers and program managers need to consider what requirements can and...
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In the year that we ushered in a new development era of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health, there were 2.7 million newborn deaths, 2.6 million babies stillborn and 303,000 maternal deaths.
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