Saving Newborns

South Africa HNN Team

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."   

Roadmap to tackle newborn deaths

Nepal, Bangladesh, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa HNN Team

The Global Newborn Action Plan (GNAP) comes as countries make their final push towards the Millennium Development Goals. GNAP is defined as a high-level roadmap that focuses specifically on newborn health.  

Liberia: Health Ministry Adopts Guidelines for Mother to Baby Care

Liberia HNN Team

Liberia’s Ministry of Health approves chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care to prevent newborn infections and kangaroo mother care to help preterm babies survive as part of newborn health strategy.

Newborns, children’s nutrition still neglected: Experts

Indonesia HNN Team

Newborns and infant nutrition are among issues that need more focus beyond the 2015 target for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), public health experts have said.

March of Dimes Funds New Preterm Birth Research

United States of America HNN Team

Five Scientists Aim to Make Strides in Predicting and Preventing Preterm Birth

Premature Births May Be Triggered by Immune System

 Though only 1 in 9 babies are born prematurely in the United States, they make up a majority of infant deaths.

A Grand Challenges Grant Opportunity: Reducing the Burden of Preterm Birth

Brazil HNN Team

This partnership builds on Brazil’s strong and widely-recognized commitment to health equity, its extensive health system, and its robust research networks and manufacturing capabilities.

Study Suggests Infant Deaths Can Be Prevented

HNN Team

An international team of tropical medicine researchers have discovered a potential method for preventing low birth weight in babies born to pregnant women who are exposed to malaria.

Guyana: GPHC records 50 per cent drop in newborn deaths

HNN Team

Dr. Singh said that in order for things to continue to improve there is need for earnest focus in the neonatal area which requires technical skills and comprehensive knowledge in the field.

New York’s Premature Birth Rate Drops, Giving Babies a Healthier Start

United States of America HNN Team

In 2009, 12.2 percent of New York’s babies were born prematurely. As of 2011 New York has dropped to a rate of 10.9 percent – a relative decline of more than 10.6 percent in two years.