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This commentary was originally published in The Lancet By Julie A Quinlivan Preterm birth is one of the most common causes of death and disability in children in high-income and low-income countries around the world. Wealthy nations have targeted the problem with expensive interventions, including ultrasounds of the cervical...
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This blog was originally published by the Deccan Herald By Vidheya Venkatesh India witnessed 25 million births in a year, and has seen a slow decline in neonatal mortality rate in the last few years. With this sluggish advancement, the country has not been able to achieve its millennium development...
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By Dr Anu Sachdeva & Dr Ashok Deorari Globally, 2.5 million newborns died in first 28 days in 2017; nearly two-thirds of these deaths were preterm infants (1). In addition, nearly one million newborns survive with developmental delay and cerebral palsy (2). Most of these vulnerable newborns can survive and...
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Since 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have escaped the systematic violence and oppression they faced in Myanmar in hopes of securing a safer and healthier life for their children. In Cox’s Bazar, a new mother, Azida, recalled her treacherous journey with her family while eight months pregnant. “We fled...
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This blog was originally published as a commentary in The Lancet Global Health here. In the struggle to achieve Sustainable Development Goals of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, the focus of health-care providers has always been to target childbirth and the first 24 h that follow, as nearly half of...
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