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This post is part of a series authored by the BASICS (Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings) team. BASICS is a new initiative that will transform healthcare and reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by at least 50%. Written by the BASICS team. The unintended dangerous effects of pandemics on maternal...
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By Sarah Williams Today is the International Day of the Midwife and 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It should be a time to celebrate. For most women, birth is uncomplicated, and welcoming their new baby into the world is a joyful event which midwives are...
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Access to facility-based maternal newborn health (MNH) care and services has vastly improved in several countries and settings over the last decade, and the focus has shifted to quality improvement efforts and initiatives in order to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths. As such, many countries are investigating ways to...
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In 2017 WHO, Save the Children, UNICEF, and USAID, in collaboration with program managers and policy makers, developed a set of 23 benchmarks to monitor national-level progress in implementation of a new guideline for possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants when referral is not feasible. These 23 benchmarks, outlined in...
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One-third of all newborn deaths (37%) in Malawi result from direct complications of prematurity (37%). In an effort to prevent these deaths, the Government of Malawi has prioritized Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as part of their effort to increase access to quality health services for mothers and children. The success...
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