Global Breastfeeding Week: taking the message beyond health clinics

UNICEF joins global partners in calling for the benefits of breastfeeding to be broadcast beyond clinics and delivery rooms to the public at large.

Maternal Deaths Focus Harsh Light on Uganda

Uganda

Jennifer Anguko was slowly bleeding to death right in the maternity ward of a major public hospital. Only a lone midwife was on duty, the hospital later admitted, and no doctor examined her for 12 hours.

Rwanda: UNFPA Donates Ambulances, Medical Equipment to MoH

Rwanda

 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday donated six ambulances and Reproductive Health Medical equipments worth US$387,000 to the Ministry of Health (MoH)

Perinatal and Maternal Mortality in 2009

 The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) has published its fifth annual report on the deaths of babies and their mothers in New Zealand.   It shows that perinatal mortality rates in 2009 were comparable with rates in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Govt working to address gaps in New Zealand’s maternity services

A report by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee released on Thursday says there were 98 potentially avoidable deaths of unborn and newborn babies in 2009.

New Tests for Newborns, and Dilemmas for Parents

As technology opens the possibility of screening newborns for hundreds of diseases, there is controversy over how much parents need to know

NeoNatal Deaths on the Rise

  According to a report released by UNICEF, India alone accounts for 2.1 million annual neonatal deaths out of the grand total of 3.1 million neonatal deaths in South Asia.

Development X Change: Building a community of innovators

Meet and get inspired by the 77 Saving Lives at Birth finalists who have come to Washington, D.C. to participate in the final stage of the competition.

Emergency obstetric care training for docs

  Around 68 doctors were recently trained in Emergency Medical Obstetric Care (EMOC) at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), for reducing the maternal and neonatal mortality in semiurban and rural areas.

Uganda Declared Tetanus Free

Uganda

 The World Health Organisation yesterday declared Uganda one of the 20 countries that have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus disease.