Antenatal care
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TAKE THE SURVEY HERE An estimated 2.7 million newborns die each year and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is one of the leading causes. Early-onset disease can be prevented by antibiotics in labour but we do not yet know what the exact benefit is in many countries. This is important because...
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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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By Mariana Mercy Takah-Mutwiri, Projects Officer at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) The soft cries of a baby punctuate the air as my colleague and I walk into the labour ward at Maria Immaculata Hospital in Nairobi. Once inside, we find a happy mother soothing her infant. The...
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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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Originally published on Devex. By Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Robert Clay. The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is contributing to severe health service delivery challenges: It impedes access to already highly vulnerable populations, slows delivery of medical supplies and drugs, and exacerbates shortages of health workers. Those fleeing the violence are also affected....
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