Road to Durban: The world needs midwives more than ever
The scene outside the stadium mirrored a celebratory atmosphere as some 1,000 midwives from 103 countries gathered on a warm Durban winter day cheering for a common cause: The world needs more midwives.
Get men in the delivery room, say Bangladesh’s first midwives
One-in-500 women die in childbirth in Bangladesh – with cultural factors as much to blame as a lack of medical care.
Bangladesh: Antenatal care, safe delivery can curb neonatal deaths
Neonatal death can reduce to a great extent by ensuring adequate antenatal care and institutional delivery as the death rate has become a grave concern among the medical personnel and related others.
Bangladesh: Move to reduce neonatal mortality rate
Underprivileged mothers of Titas upaliza in Comilla who had their deliveries and anti-natal care services at health complex or any other health facilities are getting cash incentives and gifts for new born babies.
Iron supplements can reduce infant mortality: study
Read about a recent study that investigated the effects of iron supplements on neonatal mortality in developing countries.