{"id":3395,"date":"2011-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/maama-kits-to-reverse-infant-mortality-rate\/"},"modified":"2016-02-08T23:46:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T23:46:37","slug":"maama-kits-to-reverse-infant-mortality-rate","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/maama-kits-to-reverse-infant-mortality-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Maama\u2019 kits to reverse infant mortality rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Uganda has signed an international agreement to ensure that mothers and children are protected during birth. 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Please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">Newborn Numbers<\/a>\u00a0page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"More information\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The interaction between skilled healthcare workers and mothers before, during, and just after labor is critical for saving lives and ensuring good, healthy birth outcomes. Best practices include ensuring mothers are involved in the decision-making (including where they will give birth) and are provided with supportive care at all stages and that the birth proceeds without intervention as long as labor progresses normally and the woman and baby are well. 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