Nigeria: Experts blame newborn deaths on preventable causes, poor services

Nigeria HNN Team

While the government and its partners are making strides to improve healthcare in Nigeria, linger problems with childbirth care continue to impact their efforts. 

Premature Births Still Major Cause Of Neonatal Death

According to estimates, no less than one million pre-maturely born babies die each year. Article bringing attention to high newborn mortality.

Coping with a Preterm Birth

Uganda HNN Team

Four to six pre-term babies are received daily at the Mulago Hospital special care unit general ward on the fifth floor and about three to four pre-term at the private ward on the sixth floor.

Request for Proposals: Grants to enhance research sites in high-burden countries for studies of pregnancy and preterm birth

HNN Team

The objective of this RFP is to identify global health research sites to serve as part of a research network to conduct well-characterized, standardized, prospective studies of pregnant women, conducted in partnership with investigators already funded by the PPB initiative. 

Born too soon – what is the outlook for severely premature babies?

HNN Team

 Despite new research showing improvements in survival rates of severely preterm babies in the UK, the toll remains immense for families. 

Close For Comfort: Rolling Out Kangaroo Mother Care in Nigeria

Nigeria HNN Team

With over a quarter of a million newborn babies in Nigeria dying before they reach one month, could Kangaroo Mother Care be part of the solution?

Uganda: Pregnant Women Urged to Attend Antenatal Care to Avert Preterm Births

Uganda HNN Team

World Prematurity Day event at Mulago Nursing School highlights government commitment to combatting preterm birth in Uganda. 

Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths

HNN Team

"If we can give a newborn the healthiest possible start in life, we give him a better chance at a healthy and resilient childhood".

U.S. Lowering Rate Of Premature Births, But Slowly

United States of America HNN Team

 The United States is slowly reducing its rate of premature births, bringing the rate to 11.7 percent in 2011, but the figure is still higher than public advocates believe it should be. 

World Prematurity Day highlights effective, low-cost care

HNN Team

Preterm birth is the world’s largest killer of newborn babies, causing more than 1million deaths each year. 75% could be saved without expensive, high technology care.