Breastfeeding rates drop in Nigeria
Nigeria
HNN Team
Save the Children UK advisor believes the reason for the drop is lack of sustained, continous campaign…
Yemen: Making Pregnancy a Choice, Not a Risk
Yemen
HNN Team
Most of those living in Lahej are poor and illiterate, and experience death as often as they bring new life into this world.
Under-utilisation of nurses affects maternal and child health: IIM-A study
India
HNN Team
Role of District Public Health Nurses (DPHNs) in the districts have reduced over the years resulting in their under utilisation, affecting the quality of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services, a study said.
HEALTH: Addressing Preterm Births Crucial to Anti-Poverty Goals
HNN Team
Reducing the annual 13 million preterm births and 3.2 million stillbirths should be a global public health priority
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
HNN Team
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
HNN Team
Canada will set out its plans as president of the G8 and host of the G20 Toronto summit in June.