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Originally published on LSHTM 21.7 million pregnant women carry the bacteria according to this first global study of Group B Strep - most of them are currently unidentified and untreated. This study shows for the first time that a maternal vaccine may prevent 231,000 infant and maternal GBS cases An...
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UNICEF, World Health Organization, UNFPA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, BMGF and USAID convened a joint workshop in Kathmandu. Eighty participants from 12 countries met to discuss how data systems can be improved to help end preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
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2016 was an important year for newborn health. Some highlights included new research and guidelines emphasizing the importance of addressing perinatal deaths, managing infections and improving postnatal care, and counting every baby. Seven international professional associations endorsed a joint statement on kangaroo mother care to accelerate its use for small...
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Even though Nepal has made remarkable progress in reducing the number of child deaths in recent decades, an estimated 23,000 children still die each year before reaching their fifth birthday, and three out of five babies who die do so within twenty-eight days of birth, that is, during the newborn...
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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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