Improving Maternal and Newborn Health in Africa One “Champion” at a Time
Benin, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya
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MCHIP discusses Madagascar’s approach to Maternal and Newborn Health.
Solar lamps reduce childbirth risks in remote northern Kenya
Kenya
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Local distribution of solar lamps to remote health workers help to reduce childbirth risks in northern Kenya.
Neonatal nurse practitioners are vital asset to newborns, parents at Franciscan St. Anthony Health
United States of America
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Article discussing the importance of neonatal nurses.
Global child mortality rate declines: UN
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The global mortality rate for young children has been nearly halved in the past two decades, but Africa and South Asia have not kept pace, the United Nations said.
UNICEF holds stakeholders’ meeting on accelerating newborn health care in Ghana
Ghana
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Neonatal deaths, which constitute deaths that occur within the first four weeks of birth, constitute almost half of all deaths in children under the age of five in Ghana.
Bangladesh: Deaths of newborn babies a big concern
Bangladesh
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83,000 die each year, experts tell The Daily Star-Save the Children roundtable.
Uganda: Reduce death of newborn babies
Uganda
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Save the Children has commissioned a three year project to cost sh750 million to be implemented in partnership to reduce the death of newborn babies in Uganda.
Elective Labor Induction at Term May Reduce Perinatal Death
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Elective labor at term gestation can reduce perinatal mortality in developed countries when compared with expectant management. This benefit occurs without increasing the risk for operative delivery.
Helping Newborns Breathe, No Spanking Required
Many babies, especially premature ones, have trouble breathing. They can sometimes be jump-started by massage (which replaced the old tradition of smacking a baby’s bottom to make it cry) or with a neonatal respirator.
Helping Babies Breathe Alliance Receives USAID Partnership Award
Award presented during a day-long Partnership Forum on the Strategic Value of Connecting Business and Development that USAID is hosting as part of the Agency’s 50th anniversary.