Tanzania: Govt urged to back method of saving lives of preterm infants
Tanzania, United Republic of
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“I doubted if my baby would survive but after getting into the Maisha programme and participated in KMC my baby improved,” she said.
Malawian husbands urged to play role in Kangaroo Mother Care
Malawi
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Manjanja revealed that men’s role in providing KMC was as critical as that of the mother but complained that lack of awareness was one major reason why the men were not playing any role in the initiative
More Trained Midwives Urgently Needed to Save Lives
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Basing on the report, Mr Thorne said that government in collaboration with other partners should ensure all new mothers receive the support of a trained midwife who is provided with basic medicines and equipment.
He’ll live to see another day – but one million babies do not, Save The Children study says
Sierra Leone
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Save the Children wants developing countries to increase health expenditure to the World Health Organisation minimum of £40 per person and remove all fees for maternity and newborn care.
More than a million babies die on the day of their birth every year
Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
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Save the Children argues that most of these deaths are preventable.
Q&A with Joy Lawn: Kangaroo Mother Care
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“We can improve their care. We can do kangaroo mother care and that will save lives today.”
Premature Babies And ‘Kangaroo Care’: How Infants Reap Benefits From Close Contact 10 Years After Birth
United States of America, Colombia
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Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care evaluated ten years after newborns received the treatment.
South Africa: Growing small babies skin-to-skin
South Africa
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The kangaroo method, which encourages skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby, is in the spotlight as this week is national Kangaroo Mother Care week.
You can reduce chances of baby coming prematurely
Uganda
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Southeastern Uganda is leading in premature births mainly because of malnutrition and malaria. Uganda also ranks 11th in the number of deaths due to complications from pre-term birth.
Kangaroo mother care saved my premature twins – Mother
Nigeria
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The Country Director for Evidence for Action, Tunde Segun, stated that success stories must be told as evidence that, in the right condition and with appropriate care, premature babies could survive.