Tissue bank to study “invisible” stillbirths
US researchers have begun collecting tissue samples from thousands of pregnant women in an effort to learn what causes stillbirths
When a stillborn is not
IRIN reports on a US-funded study that tracked 120,000 births in rural communities over two years to learn the impact of birth-attendant training on newborn survival.
A tremendous investment: $110 million to wipe out maternal and neonatal tetanus
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UNICEF has been selected by Kiwanis International as a finalist for a Worldwide Service Project that could save millions of mothers and their newborn babies..
G8 agenda: Focus on human welfare
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Canada will set out its plans as president of the G8 and host of the G20 Toronto summit in June.
Save the Children Featured in BBC World “Invisible Lives” Documentary
Nepal, Malawi
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Save the Children’s Newborn Health Expert, Dr. Joy Lawn, Examines How Nepal and Malawi Make Gains in Saving Newborn Lives; Film Airing on January 26-29
Guinea-Bissau: Hospital births on rise
Guinea-Bissau
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More women in Guinea-Bissau are shunning traditional birthing attendants and choosing to give birth in hospitals, say doctors and aid officials…
Mali: Professionalizing health volunteers
Mali
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The government is considering ways to retain, support and train health volunteers to fill gaps in a system…
Stopping a silent tragedy: reducing neonatal deaths in the Philippines
Philippines
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This article concerns the neonatal mortality rate in the Philippines and the practices, including Kangaroo Mother Care, being implemented to lower it.