Tanzania: Breastfeed newborns with colostrum, mothers urged
Prisca Mwenda, a resident of Tchenzema Village in Mvomero district urged expectant mothers to shun myths that colostrum was unsafe for babies’ growth.
Attitudes of mothers-in-law affect care for pregnant women in Mali – Study
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.
Assessing health of mothers and newborns in the Republic of Moldova
The goal of the assessment was to help the Ministry of Health, key partners and stakeholders to evaluate care provided at Primary Health Care level to women and newborns in a systematic and participatory way.
Vladimir Putin salutes the progress in improving perinatal health
The new initiative “Every Newborn: an action plan to end preventable deaths” was presented and participants were invited to have an active part in its development.
Good News: PGI to have neonatal intensive care unit
It is hoped that this facility will help reduce the burden of newborn and infant mortality in Lucknow.
Nepal: Better maternal‚ child health in focus
The government is launching a ‘Golden 1000 Days programme’ in a bid to ensure better health for newborns and mothers in 282 village development committees in 15 districts east of the Kathmandu Valley.
Pakistan: 420,000 children under five die annually
The analysis said cause of infant death such as birth asphyxia can be drastically reduced through delivery at a health institution, under the care of medical professionals.
Inadequate care during pregnancy and birth exacting deadly toll
The lives of thousands of women could be saved if they were able to access antenatal care and give birth in health centres, according to new Guttmacher Institute report.
Ghana: UNICEF supports newborn survival in upper east region
The comprehensive strategy designed to improve the health and survival of newborns through interventions that focuses on preconception, conception, during birth, soon after birth and in the postnatal period.
Studies show prenatal nutrition may affect gene function in children’s health
Pioneering studies are helping to explain how the foods a mother eats during her pregnancy may affect the way genes function in her children.