From the last trimester, through childbirth, and up to baby’s fifth birthday, more than 5.3 million lives are lost each year – many from preventable causes. Althoughprogress has been made under the UN Millennium Development Goals, neonatal mortality rates remain unacceptably high.
With thousands of pediatric health professionals gathered here in Vancouver, the International Congress of Pediatrics (ICP) is the perfect forum to engage the community of doctors, nurses, and supporting professionals who are at the heart of neonatal, newborn, and child care. We sat down with Mary Kinney of Save the Children to get an update on the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), recent progress in its focus countries, and what the pediatric professional community can do to support the framework.
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