Antenatal corticosteroids
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HNN Team
In June 2016, the USAID-funded Every Preemie—SCALE project, a consortium of Project Concern International (PCI), Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) and American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), finalized and launched Antenatal Corticosteroids for Women at Risk of Imminent Preterm Birth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia,...
Read MoreNational health systems and development partners are collaborating to improve quality of care for prematurity by strengthening the use of certain key interventions in the management of preterm birth
Read MoreIn fact, death from complications of pre-term birth is the leading cause of newborn mortality in the Philippines and worldwide.
Read MoreWith the country’s preterm birthrate at 10.5%1 and a neonatal mortality rate of 27 deaths per 1,000 live births, Cambodia’s MOH has committed itself to improving newborn health and decreasing newborn mortality.
Read MoreACS are one of the most effective interventions for improving preterm survival, reducing death by 31% by augmenting the maturation of the premature fetus’ immature lungs.
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