Premature Babies Cost Families and Businesses Millions
United States of America
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According to the March of Dimes, 1,372 babies of the 13,000 born each year in the Ozarks are premature.
Poor Sanitation and Hygiene Killing Pregnant Women and Newborns in Developing Nations: WHO
Tanzania, United Republic of
HNN Team
Pregnant women and newborns are dying due to dirty water, poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation, a new report from the World Health Organization warns.
A matter of birth and death: unsafe conditions still killing new mothers and newborns
Tanzania, United Republic of
HNN Team
New publication reports that a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in birth settings is killing mothers and newborns in the developing world.
‘ROP affects about 30-50 per cent of premature babies in India’
India
HNN Team
Avascular and immature retina at birth of a premature baby is vulnerable to external insults of postnatal care as well as postnatal and prenatal growth.
In Rajasthan, a milk bank which saves lives (Health Feature)
India
HNN Team
Rajasthan has a high infant mortality rate. According to the 2011 Census, the desert state’s infant mortality rate was – 52 per 1,000 live births as compared to the India figure of 44.
Bangladesh: Keeping newborn warm in winter
Bangladesh
HNN Team
Experts from World Health Organisation (WHO) and Saving Newborn Lives initiative of Save the Children have recommended the following actions for proper postnatal care.
Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of lives
HNN Team
The report, published on Thursday by the Guttmacher Institute and the UN population fund, the UNFPA, says $39.2bn (£20.9bn) a year is needed to provide an essential package of services to all women of reproductive age, typically between 15 and 49.
India: Software to Rescue Preterm Babies
India
HNN Team
A new software is expected to increase the chances of survival of preterm and low birth weight babies.
MPs admit ignorance on challenges facing premature babies
Tanzania, United Republic of
HNN Team
Every year according to Kebwe 39,000 Tanzanian babies do not survive their first month of their lives, “Shockingly, this is the 11th highest number of newborn deaths in the world.”
Ethiopia: Kangaroo Mother Care for Newborns Recommended
Ethiopia
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“There is tremendous opportunity and we know what needs to be done to ensure every Ethiopian mother and her baby have a healthy start,” Gary L. Darmstadt (MD), Lancet Series author and senior fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says.