{"id":41804,"date":"2020-02-07T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T14:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=news-item&p=41804"},"modified":"2020-01-23T14:10:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T19:10:58","slug":"100000-newborn-lives-saved-since-2018","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/100000-newborn-lives-saved-since-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"100,000 newborn lives saved since 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published by <\/em>UNICEF<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

South Asia is making progress in saving the lives of newborn babies. Since 2018, an additional 100,000 newborn lives have been saved in South Asia. This is because of progress made in expanding access to, quality and utilization of newborn health services.<\/p>\n

Despite this positive progress, however, the region is not on track to achieve the UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia headline result of saving 500,000 additional newborn lives by 2021. If progress continues at the same pace, 250,000 will be saved \u2013 not 500,000. The region is also not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal newborn target. The current annual rate of reduction of newborn deaths averages at 3.6% per year. Acceleration to 6.6% is required to achieve the SDG targets.<\/p>\n

In 2020 and 2021, UNICEF ROSA will be working to accelerate progress for newborns taking a four-pronged approach:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Scale \u2013 tackling health system bottlenecks for at-scale implementation of the interventions that save newborn lives<\/li>\n
  2. Quality \u2013 supporting continuous quality improvement for key interventions at the primary healthcare level<\/li>\n
  3. Information \u2013 strengthening health information systems<\/li>\n
  4. Investment \u2013 advocating for increased public investment for maternal and neonatal health<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Polio eradication<\/h2>\n

    South Asia is the last region in the world where wild poliovirus is circulating. The number of children paralyzed by polio is going in the wrong direction \u2013 125 children were paralyzed by polio in 2019.<\/p>\n

    Despite this disappointing trend, there are strong reasons to remain optimistic that polio will soon be stopped in both Afghanistan and Pakistan \u2013 and therefore eradicated from the world. UNICEF\u2019s detailed support to provide polio vaccines and to engage closely with communities about polio will continue.<\/p>\n

    In 2020 and 2021, UNICEF will support substantial expansion of an integrated package of basic services in the districts and regions most at risk of polio.<\/p>\n

    Immunization<\/h2>\n

    The number of Fully Immunized Child is improving in South Asia \u2013 but not at the rate that we would like. 87 per cent of children in South Asia now receive the basic set of vaccines (known as DTP3). This is higher than the global average of 85 per cent. However, this means that 13 per cent of children remain unvaccinated.<\/p>\n

    In 2020 and 2021, UNICEF South Asia will focus its support on finding and vaccinating the children missed by immunization services \u2013 particularly those who are receiving no immunizations at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7211,"featured_media":41683,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHealthy Newborn Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/100000-newborn-lives-saved-since-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"100,000 newborn lives saved since 2018 - Healthy Newborn Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This article was originally published by UNICEF South Asia is making progress in saving the lives of newborn babies. 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to refer to key routine practices in the care of the newborn, particularly at the time of birth and over the first hours of life, whether in the health facility or at home.<\/h2>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" el_class=\"issue-stats\"][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-red\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">800<\/span>k<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1667425498849{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of children under age 5 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/blog\/the-lancet-breastfeeding-series\/\">might be saved every year<\/a> if optimally breastfed<\/span><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-yellow\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">44<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666041181328{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percent of babies who are exclusively breastfed during their first six months of life globally (2014-2020)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">All data on this page represents the most recent data available, unless otherwise noted. Please visit our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Newborn Numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/span><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1452696349804{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #f6f6f4 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"More information\"][vc_column_text]Essential newborn care includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding<\/li>\r\n \t<li>thermal care (including prompt drying and covering at birth, maximizing skin-to-skin contact, delayed bathing, maintaining \u201cwarm chain\u201d)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>hygiene practices (including cord-care and caregiver handwashing)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThere is good evidence that adherence to these recommended practices substantially reduces mortality risk, especially for very small newborns. Health service contacts (notably associated with antenatal care and the hospital admission for childbirth) are important opportunities to influence these practices. In some settings, community health workers (CHWs) can serve as important channels to influence adoption of these practices among pregnant women.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=\"Key Resources\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/tools\/essential-newborn-care-training-course\">Essential Newborn Care Course (WHO)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 interim version of the second edition (2022)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/aap-global\/helping-babies-survive\/enc-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENC Now! (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/aap-global\/helping-babies-survive\/enc-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Laerdal Global Health)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/aap-global\/helping-babies-survive\/enc-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a> \u2013 a digital version of the new WHO Essential Newborn Care 1 Basic Course (ENC) (formerly Helping Babies Breathe). (2022)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/no-harm-technical-briefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Preemie\u2014SCALE: Do No Harm Technical Briefs<\/a> (2019)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/nutrition\/topics\/bfhi\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (WHO) <\/a>(2018)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Essential newborn care","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"essential-newborn-care","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-02 17:44:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-02 21:44:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&p=408","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":130,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:20:03","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:20:03","post_content":"[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1453403441710{margin-top: -60px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>It is crucial to use tested and standardized indicators for tracking and monitoring trends in neonatal health over time and making comparisons between districts, countries, or regions.<\/h2>\r\nUsing standard measurements should ensure collection of data that can be meaningfully analyzed and employed to inform program and policy decisions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" el_class=\"issue-stats\"][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-red\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">10<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666046459295{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of identified priority Every Newborn indicators<\/span><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-yellow\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">17<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666046469073{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">All data on this page represents the most recent data available, unless otherwise noted. Please visit our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Newborn Numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/span><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"More information\"][vc_column_text]Several global bodies have developed recommended indicators for global tracking and use at country level. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/Every_Newborn_Action_Plan-ENGLISH_updated_July2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP)<\/a> has proposed a list of 10 core indicators and 10 additional indicators of impact and coverage of evidence-based newborn interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) is compiling a list of core indicators aligned with the UN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/the-global-strategy-for-womens-childrens-and-adolescents-health-2016-2030-survive-thrive-transform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Strategy for Women\u2019s, Children\u2019s, and Adolescents\u2019 Health<\/a>. This list has been informed by efforts to standardize indicators for the <a href=\"http:\/\/unstats.un.org\/sdgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>, Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM), ENAP, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/handle\/10665\/259951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO\u2019s Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators<\/a>.\r\n\r\nEfforts are also underway to develop standardized indicators for monitoring the implementation strength and coverage of priority newborn health interventions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Kangaroo mother care (KMC)<\/strong>: The KMC Acceleration Partnership developed a measurement framework and 10 core indicators covering service readiness and service delivery.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Treatment of neonatal infections:<\/strong> Following the recent release of new WHO guidelines on managing possible severe bacterial infections in young infants when referral is not possible, WHO and implementing partners in early-adopter countries are currently working on a measurement framework with indicators. More information will be available soon.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care<\/strong>: The global Chlorhexidine Working Group recommended indicators for inclusion in Demographic and Health Surveys (see information below on the new DHS optional newborn module) and is tracking indicators collected across countries.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nBelow are descriptions and links to useful data collection tools, which include questions on newborn care. More information on mortality audits can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">this page<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=\"Household surveys\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/dhsprogram.com\/What-We-Do\/Survey-Types\/DHS-Questionnaires.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nUSAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. The DHS Phase 7 model women\u2019s questionnaire now includes questions on pre- and post-discharge contacts for newborns, the content of postnatal care for newborns, and newborn care practices. In addition, an optional newborn module is under development with additional questions on newborn care practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mics.unicef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nUNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide estimates of a range of indicators in the areas of health, education, child protection, and HIV\/AIDS. The MICS questionnaire now includes questions on the pre- and post-discharge postnatal contacts for mothers and newborns.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsprogram.org\/resource\/knowledge-practice-coverage-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knowledge Practices and Coverage Survey (KPC)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThe Knowledge Practices and Coverage Survey (KPC) is a small population-based survey originally developed by Johns Hopkins University and used by grantees of USAID's Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP) since 1991. The KPC tool was revised to collect more data on newborn care practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1456358177910{background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Health facility assessment tools\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1456358191657{background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/data\/data-collection-tools\/service-availability-and-readiness-assessment-(sara)?ua=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThe WHO-supported SARA is a health facility assessment tool designed to assess and monitor the service availability and readiness of the health sector and to generate evidence to support the planning and managing of a health system. It includes a section on service availability for maternal and newborn health.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mchip.net\/qocsurveys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maternal and Newborn Quality of Care Surveys<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThese health facility surveys, developed by the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), focus on the frequency and quality of interventions that address the direct causes of maternal and newborn deaths and can be key sources of information for policymakers and other stakeholders in country.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/dhsprogram.com\/What-We-Do\/Survey-Types\/SPA.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Provision Assessment (SPA)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThe USAID-supported SPA is a health facility assessment tool that provides a comprehensive overview of a country\u2019s health service delivery. It includes a section on delivery and newborn care in the inventory questionnaire, as well as additional questions related to services for newborns.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailman.columbia.edu\/research\/averting-maternal-death-and-disability-amdd\/toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Needs Assessment<\/a><\/h4>\r\nCreated by Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) at Columbia University, the\r\nEmergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) Needs Assessment is a health facility assessment tool that provides detailed data for planning to address gaps or problems in EmONC services. The tool is currently being revised to include more information on newborn services and quality of care.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_text_separator title=\"Other tools\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_single_image image=\"13807\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/saving-newborn-lives-tools-newborn-health-qualitative-research-improve-newborn-care-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide to Qualitative Research to Improve Newborn Care Practices<\/a><\/h4>\r\nSave the Children\u2019s Guide to Qualitative Research to Improve Newborn Care Practices provides a reference tool for conducting qualitative (or formative) research and planning a behavior change communications strategy to improve newborn care practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/issue\/every-newborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENAP Tools<\/a><\/h4>\r\nENAP has also compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/issue\/every-newborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an overview of tools<\/a> that can be used to sharpen existing reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) policies and plans, incorporating available evidence and data.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Key resources\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/Every-Newborn-Metrics-Cards_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Metrics Data Cards<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/issue\/every-newborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Tool Kit<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosmedicine\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Signal Functions to Measure the Ability of Health Facilities to Provide Routine and Emergency Newborn Care<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.plos.org\/measuring-coverage-in-mnch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/content\/pdf\/1471-2393-15-S2-S8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/handle\/10665\/259951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators, 2015<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unstats.un.org\/sdgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goal indicators<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalstrategy.everywomaneverychild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescent's Health 2016-2030<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Monitoring & evaluation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"monitoring-evaluation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-20 16:44:30","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-20 20:44:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&p=130","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":135,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:20:52","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:20:52","post_content":"[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1453403441710{margin-top: -60px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Many countries, even those that have achieved improvements in the last 15 years, still experience high rates of maternal and newborn deaths due to poor quality services.<\/h2>\r\nPoor quality can affect the demand for care from communities. Accelerating reduction of preventable deaths and poor outcomes depends on service quality improvements, including addressing health system challenges such as infrastructure, supplies, skilled and appropriately deployed health providers, and management. Quality improvement systems that address both the content and standards as well as the process and experience of care should be an important area of investment during the period of the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" el_class=\"issue-stats\"][vc_single_image image=\"13784\"][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=\"16px\"][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Quality improvement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"quality-improvement","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2016-02-25 15:58:05","post_modified_gmt":"2016-02-25 20:58:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&p=135","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"regions":[{"ID":251,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-11-22 21:37:22","post_date_gmt":"2015-11-22 21:37:22","post_content":"","post_title":"Asia","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"asia","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2016-02-11 21:51:07","post_modified_gmt":"2016-02-11 21:51:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=region&p=251","menu_order":0,"post_type":"region","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"countries":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/41804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/41804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}