State of the World’s Mothers
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Dr. Joy Lawn of Save the Children talks about the State of the World’s Mothers report on The Brian Lehrer Show.
India has the highest incidence of maternal deaths, finds report
India
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Despite a decade of rapid economic growth in India, government-run programmes don’t reach those who need them most. Nearly 75% of newborn mortality can be reduced by improving access to affordable medicines and timely life-saving interventions, the report said.
3 Million Newborns Die Within First Month
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Save the Children has released its annual State of the World’s Mothers report. It says despite much progress being made in reducing maternal and child deaths, every year, three million babies die within the first month of life. Many just live a few hours.
21 newborns die daily in SA
South Africa
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Most of the 21 daily newborn deaths in South Africa could be prevented.
DR Congo toughest place for mothers – Save the Children
Nigeria, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, India, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Central African Republic, United States of America
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The charity compared factors such as maternal health, child mortality, education and income in 176 countries.
Save the Children mothers’ index: 10 worst countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Somalia, United States of America
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For the first time, the charity has compiled a separate index on newborn deaths. While deaths of children under five around the world have come down substantially in recent years, there has been little progress on newborns.
India: Maharashtra does little to bring down neonatal deaths
India
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Dr Bang’s model includes training health workers who consistently monitor a woman during pregnancy and provide the necessary medical support at the time of delivery and post-birth.
Educating Mothers to End South Africa’s Newborn Deaths
Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa
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Despite remarkable changes in the levels of understanding of newborn mortality and prevention methods, newborns continue to die and now account for more than 40 percent of all under five deaths.
Health Experts Attend Global Conference on Infant Mortality
South Africa
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Medical and aid officials gathered in Johannesburg this week for the conference dedicated to developing strategies to save more newborns.
Saving Newborns
South Africa
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South Africa is praised for its fast progress in increasing post-natal survival rates due to HIV programmes, but Lawn warned that this hid the fact that the country’s newborn death rate was “flatlining."