Awareness about signs of stillbirths at a standstill
India
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Dr Gupte said that every stillbirth should not only be investigated thoroughly but a post mortem should also be carried out on the foetus.
Malawi: When Bylaws Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths
Malawi
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“If you walk around the village you will find that each house has a message on it. The idea is to remind ourselves of what we are supposed to do so as to save pregnant women and newborn babies.”
New Measures Identified for Newborn Care in Uganda
Uganda
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Recent evidence from local researchers in Uganda show that a cost-effective package of care linking families, government-mandated village health teams, and health facilities can improve life-saving practices during pregnancy, childbirth and in the first weeks of life.
Philippines: Midwife feels ‘Unang Yakap’ gains
Philippines
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EINC is a set of evidence-based practices recommended by the Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and the WHO as the standard of care in all births by skilled attendants in all government and private settings.
Maternal health in India much worse than previously thought, new study finds
India
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More than 40 percent of women in India are underweight when they begin pregnancy, according to a new study published by Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Professional midwives set to improve maternal and child health in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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“The people of Bangladesh need services at the community level,” explains Salma Khatun, an assistant professor of reproductive health who has been deputized by the government’s Directorate of Nursing Services.
In much of the world, the survival of newborns cannot be taken for granted
Tanzania, United Republic of
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The suddenness of this little girl’s death, so soon after her welcome to the world, made it seem particularly cruel. To the nurses, however, it was hardly unusual.
Join the live webcast for Putting Mothers and Babies First
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Join us with The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for Putting Mothers and Babies First: Benefits across a lifetime – a panel discussion presented in collaboration with The GroundTruth Project and GlobalPost.
12 new convening partners join the Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference 2015
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Join the Secretariat of Health of Mexico and 15 other convening partners in Mexico City, October 18 to 21, for a landmark technical conference to discuss strategies for reaching every mother and newborn with high-quality health care.
Alain Nteff, the 23-year-old savior of Cameroon’s mothers and babies
Cameroon
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Alain Nteff got the idea after witnessing several mothers and newborns die from conditions that could have been predicted and managed with proper antenatal care.