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By Dr Nono Simelela Too many babies still die in pregnancy or childbirth. The numbers are heartbreaking: approximately one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, generally before 28 weeks, and 2.6million babies are stillborn, half of whom die in childbirth. Many of these deaths, especially the stillbirths, are preventable with...
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By the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants Are you interested in an opportunity to shape the global agenda of maternal and newborn health for the next coming years? Do you have fresh ideas on how the Global Alliance for Newborn Care (GLANCE) can contribute to a better...
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By Heta Kosonen and Tedbabe Hailegebriel Post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) - extensive bleeding within the first 24 hours from childbirth – is the leading global cause of maternal deaths. Every year, more than 14 million women suffer from PPH. Nearly 140,000 of them lose their lives. 99 per cent of the...
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This blog was originally published as a commentary in The Lancet here. By Nathalie Charpak & Juan G Ruiz-Pelaez In 1978, Edgar Rey was the director of a large and overcrowded neonatal unit in Bogota, Colombia. Shortage of incubators and prolonged hospital stay were harming and resulting in the deaths...
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This blog was originally published by the BMJ here. By Tanya Doherty, Lori Lake, Max Kroon, Chantell Witten, Natasha Rhoda, David Sanders Breastfeeding is one of the most cost-effective interventions for improving the health and survival of children, with important short and long-term benefits to families and society. [1] However,...
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