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Originally published on MCSP. Zuhura Mfungo placed one of her twins on her chest. She carefully positioned the underweight newborn between her breasts, turned the baby’s head to one side, and wrapped the infant with a warm blanket. She checked to ensure there was good skin-to-skin contact and the baby...
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How should we measure inpatient care for small and sick newborns? Launch of online Every Newborn Action Plan survey on World Prematurity Day on the 17th November! TAKE THE SURVEY HERE (ENGLISH) Spanish French An estimated 2.7 million newborns die each year - many of these deaths occur in small and...
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By Dr. Mariella Castillo As a maternal and child health specialist, I work to ensure that programs for mothers and children give every child the best possible start in life. In my work throughout the Philippines, I am continuously reminded that unless we maximize the roles of midwives and nurses...
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About 3 million babies are born in Ethiopia each year, nearly 80 percent of them at home. The 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey reports that newborn mortality rate is 37 per 1,000 live births – a rate that has stayed steady over the past 5–10 years; and newborn mortality...
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By Sohrab Hussain, Save the Children Bangladesh Mossammat Nipa, age 18, gave birth to her first child, Omar, eight weeks early in Khoksha hospital in Bangladesh’s Kushtia district. Although he weighed just 1,740 grams (3.8 pounds), Omar’s doctors determined he was clinically stable. To help Omar get through the dangerous...
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