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While many preterms survive in high-income countries, in low- and middle-income countries a lack of adequate newborn care puts the lives of many preterm babies at risk.[\/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\">15<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666023383014{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of babies born prematurely (2014)<\/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\">10.6<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666023354144{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rate of premature babies worldwide (2014)<\/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-blue\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">89<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1667425699228{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8850944\/pdf\/jogh-12-04011.pdf\">preterm births<\/a> that occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South-Asia (2012 - 2016)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All data on this page represents the most recent data available. Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">Newborn Numbers<\/a> page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/em><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/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=\"Preventing preterm birth\" color=\"custom\" accent_color=\"#cccccc\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Although we still do not have a full understanding of the causes of preterm birth, several interventions may reduce the risk of a woman delivering early, including high-quality\u00a0antenatal care; good nutrition; screening and management of maternal infections, diabetes, and hypertension; smoking cessation; family planning; and prenatal care for adolescents. If a woman presents in preterm labor, administration of antenatal corticosteroids may\u00a0reduce mortality from respiratory distress, and antibiotics can reduce a baby\u2019s risk for infection.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Key resources:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/who-recommendations-for-care-of-the-preterm-or-low-birth-weight-infant\/\">WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight newborn (2022)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/joint-statement-international-recommendations-interventions-improve-preterm-birth-outcomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joint Statement: International WHO Recommendations on Interventions to Improve Preterm Birth Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/S2214-109X(18)30565-5\">National, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/S2214-109X(19)30041-5\">Low birthweight: will new estimates accelerate progress?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everypreemie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nurturing-Care-Evidence-Review-and-Case-Studies-13Aug2019.pdf\">Nurturing care for small and sick newborns: Evidence review and country case studies<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everypreemie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DNH_TechBrief_HumanMilkFeeding_7.9.19Final.pdf\">Safe and effective human milk feeding for small and sick newborns<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/pr2013204\">Preterm birth\u2013associated neurodevelopmental impairment estimates at regional and global levels for 2010<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/BornTooSoon-Report-April2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Born too soon<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ptb.srhr.org\/\">Latest global, regional and national estimates of levels of preterm birth<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/series\/preterm-birth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lancet preterm birth series<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736%2808%2960074-4\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736%2808%2960108-7\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality of preterm birth<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736%2808%2960136-1\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An overview of mortality and sequelae of 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