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Interventions include skilled care at birth, basic and comprehensive obstetric care, and management of preterm births.<\/h2>\n<p>It is important that the childbirth care interventions for mother and newborn are seen as a functional unit delivered in a narrow time window by the same healthcare provider (or team) and in the same place, with referral for management of complications including mother and baby together.[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">1.3<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666029713081{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of intrapartum stillbirths globally in 2015<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">66<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690994883939{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percent of births attended by a skilled health professional in least developed countries (2016-2023)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">18<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690994111505{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percent of cesarean section deliveries globally (2016 - 2021)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All data on this page represents the most recent data available, unless otherwise noted. 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. When complications arise, health workers must be ready to respond appropriately.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=\"Key resources\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/sowmy\">State of the World\u2019s Midwifery Report<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/MCPC-2nd-ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a>(2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/MCPC-2nd-ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO guidelines Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors\u00a0<\/a>(2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/every-newborn-action-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/tools\/essential-newborn-care-training-course\">Essential Newborn Care Course<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 interim version of the second edition (2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/blog\/ending-preventable-stillbirths-requires-improving-quality-of-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ending Preventable Stillbirths requires improving quality of care<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","post_title":"Childbirth care","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"childbirth-care","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-02 12:48:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-02 16:48:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=117","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:17:32","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:17:32","post_content":"<p>[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]<\/p>\n<h2>Intrapartum-related complications are responsible for approximately one-quarter of newborn deaths and half of stillbirths.<\/h2>\n<p>When complications arise during childbirth and are not recognized or properly dealt with on a timely basis, the baby may emerge stillborn or be born alive but severely stressed and may not spontaneously begin to breathe. Unless stimulation and efforts to resuscitate are begun immediately, many of these babies quickly die of birth asphyxia.[\/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-yellow\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">570<\/span>k<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1456246957513{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimated number of annual newborn deaths attributable to childbirth complications<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-red\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">1.3<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690478685637{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimated number of intrapartum stillbirths (2015)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">80<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690476768268{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage of women who give birth in a health facility globally from 2015 - 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-green\" width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">10<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1456247366820{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimated number of newborns that do not breathe at birth<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All data on this page represents the most recent data available, unless otherwise noted. 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 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=\"What can be done?\" color=\"custom\" accent_color=\"#cccccc\"][vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]Most outcomes associated with complications of childbirth are preventable. The proportion of term deliveries that end in death during or shortly after labor is a sensitive and responsive measure of the quality of labor and delivery care. It is important in and of itself, but it also reflects readiness for managing other important complications for the mother or newborn.<\/p>\n<p>Pregnant women need a good assessment late in pregnancy to anticipate problems and ensure they receive any needed special care.Teaching expectant mothers about the importance of seeking healthcare can also prevent adverse birth outcomes. Giving birth in a center where assisted delivery or caesarian section can be provided quickly can also save a baby\u2019s life. Good monitoring of the mother and fetus throughout labor ensures that prompt action can be take to prevent conditions from evolving to a life-threatening state.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]Ending dangerous practices, like augmenting labor with oxytocin under unsafe conditions or applying pressure on the mother\u2019s belly during labor, can prevent fetal deaths.<\/p>\n<p>And for those cases in which the baby emerges in a very stressed state and is unable to start breathing, competent action taken within the \u201cgolden minute\u201d can keep the baby alive until breathing begins. Finally, suitable equipment needs to be kept at the ready for all births, and provisions in place to ensure that health workers attending births are regularly practicing to maintain their resuscitation skills.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=\"Key Resources\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/tools\/essential-newborn-care-training-course\">Essential Newborn Care Course (WHO)<\/a> - interim version of the second edition (2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/aap-global\/helping-babies-survive\/enc-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENC Now! (American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Laerdal Global Health)<\/a> \u2013 a digital version of the new WHO Essential Newborn Care 1 Basic Course (ENC) (formerly Helping Babies Breathe).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.laerdalglobalhealth.com\/product\/neonatalie-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neonathalie Live<\/a> \u2013 Newborn Ventilation Trainer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/MCPC-2nd-ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO guidelines Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors <\/a>(2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/every-newborn-action-plan\/\">Every Newborn Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1452735746534{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Helping Babies Survive<\/h4>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352\" src=\"\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/small-helpingbabiesbreathe.jpg\" alt=\"small-helpingbabiesbreathe\" width=\"570\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/aap-global\/helping-babies-survive\/\">Helping Babies Survive<\/a> is a package of evidence-based training programs designed to teach the necessary skills to reduce neonatal mortality in resource-limited environments. The first program Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) was developed in 2010 by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in keeping with WHO recommendations. Studies have shown that it can reduce neonatal mortality by up to 47%; saving thousands of asphyxiated newborns. The success of HBB led to a global request for additional programs (such as Essential Care for Every Baby, Essential Care for Small Babies, and Improving Care of Mothers and Babies) addressing other leading causes of newborn death by equipping providers with the necessary skills and competencies to deliver high quality care to newborns during and after birth.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>The partnership is not only providing competency-based, hands-on training to service providers but working with ministries of health and their partners to provide functional resuscitation equipment for all health facilities where babies are born.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Essential Newborn Care Course<\/h4>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-1614 size-full alignnone\" src=\"\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/small-essentialnewborncare2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note this section will be updated in 2022. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/tools\/essential-newborn-care-training-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interim version of the second edition of the Essential Newborn Care Course (ENCC)<\/a> for more information.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Essential Newborn Care Course (ENCC) is a WHO training program that works to ensure that health workers have the skills and knowledge to provide appropriate care at the most vulnerable period in a baby's life. Health workers are taught how to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241549356?msclkid=05ffb757d06d11ec8a219bb5009124b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO's Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum and Newborn Care: A Guide for Essential Practice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In particular, the course focuses on the sections concerned with newborn care, which provide up-to-date evidence-based information and management of babies with a range of needs in the initial newborn period. The course includes:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","post_title":"Complications during childbirth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"complications-during-childbirth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-27 13:25:43","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-27 17:25:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=116","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":137,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:21:12","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:21:12","post_content":"<p>[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]<\/p>\n<h2>More than 5,000 stillbirths occur each day, nearly half of which happen during labor and birth.<\/h2>\n<p>Stillbirths have been overlooked as a global public health crisis, in spite of the fact that often highly-preventable solutions overlap with maternal and newborn health interventions. Social taboos and stigma remain a challenge and are culturally variant. The stillbirth rate is a sensitive indicator of quality of care in pregnancy and at birth.[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">1.9<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690996796159{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of stillbirths that occurred in 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">20<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666119375673{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">projected stillbirths by 2030 <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/resources\/a-neglected-tragedy-stillbirth-estimates-report\/\">if no progress is made<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/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]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">45<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690997040986{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percent of stillbirths that <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/topic\/child-survival\/stillbirths\/\">occurred during labor in 2021<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\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>\n<p>[\/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_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>High number of preventable stillbirths<\/h4>\n<p>An estimated 1.9 million stillbirths occur annually, 89 percent of which occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries and 77 percent of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. Over <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/topic\/child-survival\/stillbirths\/\">45% of all stillbirths occur during labor and birth<\/a>. The most common causes of stillbirth are similar to those that also kill mothers and newborns, such as maternal infections (notably syphilis and malaria), non-communicable diseases, and obstetric complications. Only 7 percent are due to congenital disorders, but some of these are also preventable*.<\/p>\n<h6>*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.<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Heavy burden of psychosocial and economic cost on families and nations<\/h4>\n<p>The burden of stillbirth affects women, families, caregivers, communities, and society. Parents experience various psychological symptoms that often persist long after the death of their baby but could be mitigated by respectful maternity services, including bereavement care. An estimated 4\u00b72 million women are living with depression associated with a previous stillbirth. Stigma and taboo further exacerbate trauma for families, and fatalism impedes stillbirth prevention.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Most stillbirths are preventable with health system improvements<\/h4>\n<p>Stillbirths are preventable through high-quality antenatal and intrapartum care within the continuum of care for women and children. Such inputs result in a quadruple return on investment by preventing maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths, plus improving child development. The stillbirth rate is a sensitive marker of quality and equity of health care.<\/p>\n<p>Opportunities to integrate stillbirths within women's and children's health programs must be seized more systematically. Some initiatives, such as the multi-stakeholder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/every-newborn-action-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Action Plan<\/a>, within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everywomaneverychild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Woman Every Child<\/a> umbrella, have included stillbirths. Data for tracking stillbirths has increased. However, mentions of stillbirth remain limited in most relevant policies, research, and funding; these are missed opportunities to integrate and act to ensure progress.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be accessed in either the UNIGME 2023 Report - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/never-forgotten-the-situation-of-stillbirth-around-the-globe\/\"><em>Never Forgotten - The situation of stillbirth around the globe<\/em> <\/a>or in <em>The Lancet\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/series\/ending-preventable-stillbirths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ending Preventable Stillbirths Series<\/a>, published January 2016. The Series presents the state of stillbirths, highlights missed opportunities, and identifies actions for accelerated progress to end preventable stillbirths[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<strong>Key resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/never-forgotten-the-situation-of-stillbirth-around-the-globe\/\">UNIGME 2023 Report - Never Forgotten - The situation of stillbirth around the globe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/resources\/a-neglected-tragedy-stillbirth-estimates-report\/\">UNIGME 2020 Report - A Neglected Tragedy: The global burden of stillbirths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/series\/ending-preventable-stillbirths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lancet Series \u201cEnding Preventable Stillbirths\u201d 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamaye.org\/blog\/preventing-stillbirths-stronger-perinatal-death-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamaye - Preventing Stillbirths with Stronger Perinatal Death Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Lancet Ending Preventable Stillbirth <a href=\"http:\/\/stillbirthalliance.org\/news\/lancet-series-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lay Summary<\/a> (in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi and Chinese)<\/li>\n<li>Ending Preventable Stillbirth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZGvMWnO1O08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Lancet Ending Preventable Stillbirths <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(15)00954-X\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FRObOlP3M94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video <\/a>of The Lancet Ending Preventable Stillbirths main launch event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner 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