Premature birth ‘biggest killer’

Malawi HNN Team

Prof Joy Lawn said: “The success we’ve seen in the ongoing fight against infectious diseases demonstrates that we can also be successful if we invest in prevention and care for preterm birth”.

Premature birth: leading cause of death for children under 5

Bangladesh HNN Team

In Bangladesh many infants are born at home and deliveries are often conducted by unskilled birth attendants and care provided during labour, delivery and the immediate postnatal periods are often unhygienic or include harmful practices.

Preterm birth and pneumonia kill most children under five years in India

India HNN Team

According to Li Liu from the Institute of International Programs and the first author of the paper, there will be 4.4 million deaths in children younger than five years even in 2030 if the present trend continues.

Coverage of antenatal care in India has to be increased: WHO

India HNN Team

Across the world, nearly 30 percent of maternal deaths are linked to indirect causes like gestational diabetes and obesity. especially among young mothers.

Rwanda: Hosting Kangaroo Mother Care Conference a Vote of Confidence in Our Healthcare

Rwanda HNN Team

The 10th annual International Conference on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) will be held in Rwanda in November.

Bangladesh: Natural incubator improving newborn survival

Bangladesh HNN Team

Researchers have shown that maternal infant skin-to-skin contact is an effective and inexpensive way for keeping babies warm and synchronizes with mother’s temperature

Natural incubator improving newborn survival

Bangladesh

 Bangladesh has made a commendable success in reducing the mortality rate of under-5 children.

Kangaroo Mother Care Could Save Millions of Lives In Poor Countries

Ethiopia

In a simple home in the village of Mosebo, Ethiopia—an earthen floor and walls made of wood and mud—a woman sat on a mattress on the floor with her crying, 8-month-old son. The mother, Alemitu Kelkay, pressed him to her breast, and eventually he quieted down.

South Africa: Give Babies, Mothers a Fighting Chance

South Africa HNN Team

The Countdown to 2015 report released confirmed that fewer than half of the 75 countries studied would meet the target to reduce the deaths of children under the age of 5 by 2/3rds by next year.

Tanzania: Toronto Summit Sets Goals On Maternal Health

Tanzania, United Republic of HNN Team

Several hundred delegates and experts were in Toronto for the Saving Every Woman, Every Child summit, a continuation of official talks that took place in 2010 and resulted in what is called the Muskoka Initiative.