Nigeria: Outreach Children Hospital celebrates preterm survival

Nigeria HNN Team

Outreach Children Hospital is a paediatric, neonatal and maternal medical service provider in Lagos with keen interest in other areas of medical value such as continuous professional development, medical equipment supplies and research.

Mothers-to-be set to get free pickup and drop in Karnataka

India HNN Team

“All information about pregnant women, including their contact numbers, will be registered during their antenatal period. The vehicle will be sent to their residence a day or two prior to the delivery date, depending on the woman’s condition.”

Midwives, not medicine, rule pregnancy in Sweden, with enduring success

HNN Team

Care by a midwife can actually reduce the number of premature births, the study’s authors say. In Sweden, only five percent of babies are born prematurely. But the lack of contact during pregnancy can be tough for some expectant mothers.

Effective implementation of breastfeeding code urged

Pakistan HNN Team

Save the Children and the EVERY ONE Campaign launches new report on breastfeeding in Pakistan at event with members of the National Assembly and the Minister of Health of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Eastern, southern Africa lead the world in cutting child deaths – Unicef

Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of HNN Team

Neonatal deaths – that occur in the first 28 days of life – are the hardest to tackle. These vulnerable newborns accounted for 44 per cent of under-five deaths in 2012, according to the Unicef report.

Delivering essential newborn and maternal care to three upazilas in Bangladesh

Bangladesh HNN Team

On 13 September, UNICEF and partners reveal new numbers on global progress towards ending preventable child deaths

Kenya hopes free maternal care will save more children from HIV

Kenya HNN Team

New government statistics highlight the need to help and persuade women more women to use maternal health services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

India: ‘Upgrade facilities in Gulbarga district hospital to bring down infant mortality rate’

India HNN Team

The protesters were demanding that the State government implement recommendations to conduct regular medical check-up on children up to the age of six, and provide prenatal and postnatal care for women.

Mobiles beep health messages to women in India’s villages

India HNN Team

Harnessing technology to access areas previously untouched by the national healthcare system, mobiles are being used increasingly to send important health messages.

Attitudes of mothers-in-law affect care for pregnant women in Mali – Study

Mali HNN Team

The study, based on data from a CARE Mali maternal health project, also found that these women are less likely than others to have received care from a skilled provider after giving birth.