100,000 NeoNatalies Delivered

Celebrating NeoNatalie, and the role she has played in helping save lives We are proud to announce that the 100,000th NeoNatalie has been born! She has helped train health workers across the globe, from the labor rooms of Haydom Hospital in Tanzania to the skills labs in India. We are...

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Count and review every birth and death to prevent future tragedies

It is easy to feel helpless in the face of stories of preventable deaths. The process of death review, or mortality audit, can tell a powerful story, in order to save lives. See related Comment in The Lancet The circumstances surrounding a stillbirth and neonatal and maternal death can be...

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True magnitude of stillbirths and maternal and neonatal deaths underreported

Counting and reviewing every birth and death is key to preventing future tragedies News release 16 AUGUST 2016 | GENEVA – The day of birth is potentially the most dangerous time for mothers and babies. Every year, worldwide, 303 000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die...

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Ending Preventable Stillbirths Requires Improving Quality of Care

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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