{"id":6600,"date":"2015-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/"},"modified":"2016-02-09T00:09:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T00:09:50","slug":"better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;through our work and other organizations, and the government, people now have a strong belief that there is a way out, if you act quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7211,"featured_media":6602,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Healthy 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\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns - Healthy Newborn Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;through our work and other organizations, and the government, people now have a strong belief that there is a way out, if you act quickly.&#8221;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Healthy Newborn Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-02-09T00:09:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"160\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"160\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/\",\"name\":\"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns - Healthy Newborn Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-10T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-02-09T00:09:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg\",\"width\":160,\"height\":160},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/\",\"name\":\"Healthy Newborn Network\",\"description\":\"Addressing critical knowledge gaps in newborn health.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Healthy Newborn Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns - Healthy Newborn Network","og_description":"&#8220;through our work and other organizations, and the government, people now have a strong belief that there is a way out, if you act quickly.&#8221;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/","og_site_name":"Healthy Newborn Network","article_modified_time":"2016-02-09T00:09:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":160,"height":160,"url":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/","url":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/","name":"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns - Healthy Newborn Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg","datePublished":"2015-02-10T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-02-09T00:09:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg","width":160,"height":160},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/news-item\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/","name":"Healthy Newborn Network","description":"Addressing critical knowledge gaps in newborn health.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"featured_image":"<img width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/NPRlogo_3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>","author_name":"HNN Team","author_image":"<img src=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/themes\/hnn\/dist\/images\/member-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\"\/>","acf_custom_fields":{"drupal_username":"","drupal_id":"33239","drupal_user_id":"2837","drupal_url":"\/press-release\/better-bath-rituals-one-way-bangladesh-saving-its-newborns","publication_date":"20150209","partners":[{"ID":793,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2009-11-18 19:01:52","post_date_gmt":"2009-11-18 19:01:52","post_content":"Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children. Our vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.\r\n<h2>What we do<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-795\" src=\"\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/2.-Parth-Sanyal.jpg\" alt=\"2. Parth Sanyal\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPhoto: Parth Sanyal\/ Save the Children\r\n\r\n<strong>Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) Program:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSave the Children's Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) program, supported by the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, is a globally recognized leader in newborn health and a respected voice in many low-resource countries. Since 2000, Save the Children\u2019s SNL program has worked as a catalyst towards ensuring that newborn health and survival is on global and national agendas. SNL seeks to achieve equitable and effective coverage of high-impact newborn services and practices institutionalized at scale.\r\n\r\nSNL currently works in partnership with 7 countries to reduce newborn mortality, improve newborn health and bring high-impact interventions to scale. In 4 countries \u2013 Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, and Uganda - the program works through partnerships with government and stakeholders to achieve and document the scale-up of newborn health interventions. These countries have achieved substantial policy and system readiness for scale-up and are positioned for accelerated change in service delivery and health outcomes. In 3 additional countries \u2013 Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria \u2013 SNL coordinates with government and partners to develop policies, program experience, and evidence in order to promote the effective and sustainable scale-up of key interventions. SNL collaborates closely with governments and implementing partners, and provides direct support to the design, development and implementation of national strategies and policies to improve the quality and availability of care for mothers and newborns. For more information on Save the Children\u2019s Newborn Health program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org\/site\/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E\/b.6234293\/k.7FC1\/Newborn_Health.htm\">visit our website<\/a>.\r\n\r\nSNL currently maintains the Healthy Newborn Network and strives to establish the site as the \u201cgo-to\u201d resource for newborn health information, data and resources.\r\n\r\nSave the Children also offers technical assistance and support as the newborn health leading partner under USAID\u2019s Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP). MCSP is a global, USAID Cooperative Agreement to introduce and support high-impact health interventions with a focus on 24 high-priority countries with the ultimate goal of ending preventable maternal and child deaths within a generation. The Program is focused on ensuring that all women, newborns and children most in need have equitable access to quality health care services to save lives.\r\n\r\n<strong>Save the Children Campaigns:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs an independent and global organization, Save the Children has a powerful voice in campaigning for long-term change, and a track record of success. Save the Children encourages its supporters to put pressure on decision makers and opinion formers to change policies and practices, locally and globally, to ensure children's rights become reality.\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-796\" src=\"\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/EveryOne-Thumb.jpg\" alt=\"EveryOne - Thumb\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/>The EveryOne Campaign<\/strong>: Save the Children has launched a global campaign to ensure governments provide basic health and nutrition services to millions of children who might not otherwise live to see their fifth birthday. EVERY ONE is Save the Children\u2019s global campaign to ensure no child under the age of five dies from preventable causes, and that public attitudes do not tolerate a return to high levels of child deaths. By 2015, the campaign aims to have catalyzed a breakthrough in governments' policies and practices that dramatically accelerates sustainable progress towards MDG 4. Follow the <a href=\"http:\/\/everyone.savethechildren.net\/news\">Every One campaign via their blog. <\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-797\" src=\"\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/EveryBeatMatters-Thumb.jpg\" alt=\"EveryBeatMatters - Thumb\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/>Every Beat Matters<\/strong>: Through this campaign, Save the Children aims to raise awareness among the American public of the key issues related to child survival, engage and foster champions who are willing to raise their voices for children in need around the world, and create a movement which demands that we increase access to lifesaving care so that no parent suffers the unnecessary loss of a child. Every child deserves the chance to grow up healthy, happy and able to reach their potential. Take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everybeatmatters.org\/\">Save the Children\u2019s Action Network <\/a>for more information.","post_title":"Save the Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"save-the-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2016-12-12 10:03:13","post_modified_gmt":"2016-12-12 15:03:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=partner&#038;p=793","menu_order":0,"post_type":"partner","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":646,"post_author":"4388","post_date":"2014-10-23 00:42:05","post_date_gmt":"2014-10-23 00:42:05","post_content":"The Maternal and Child Survival Program is a global, USAID Cooperative Agreement to introduce and support high-impact health interventions with a focus on 24 high-priority countries* with the ultimate goal of ending preventable maternal and child deaths (EPMCD) within a generation. This new program will build on the successes of the six-year Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Maternal and Child Survival Program supports programming in maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, health systems strengthening, water\/sanitation\/hygiene, malaria, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and pediatric HIV care and treatment.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Program is focused on ensuring that all women, newborns and children most in need have equitable access to quality health care services to save lives.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n* USAID's high-priority countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia.\r\n<h2>What we do<\/h2>\r\nAwarded in the spring of 2014, the Maternal and Child Survival Program engages governments, policymakers, private sector leaders, health care providers, civil society, faith-based organizations and communities in adopting and accelerating proven approaches to address the major causes of maternal, newborn and child mortality such as postpartum hemorrhage, birth asphyxia, and diarrhea, respectively, and improve the quality of health services from household to hospital. The Program will tackle these issues through approaches that also focus on health systems strengthening, household and community mobilization, gender integration and eHealth, among others.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith approaches tailored to meet individual country needs, the Program seeks to empower countries to design effective approaches, develop technical skills, apply analytical tools, manage workforce capacity and devote resources to reduce inequities in care and build sustainable health systems to keep mothers, newborns and children alive and healthy.","post_title":"Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"maternal-and-child-survival-program-mcsp","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2016-04-05 12:01:50","post_modified_gmt":"2016-04-05 16:01:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=partner&#038;p=646","menu_order":0,"post_type":"partner","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"issues":[{"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":134,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:20:44","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:20:44","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>The first hours and days after birth are the riskiest for both mothers and newborns.<\/h2>\r\nThere are important interventions and practices during this period that can reduce these risks. There are also\u00a0opportunities at multiple points in time to help ensure high coverage for these interventions and practices. For example, contacts during pregnancy can be used for counseling and health education on newborn care and care-seeking for danger signs in the postnatal period. This support may be especially important in settings where births still take place at home.[\/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\">75<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1456333677270{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage of newborn deaths that occur in the first week of life<\/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\">48<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1456333713404{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of hours after birth when a newborn is at highest risk of death<\/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]Postnatal care can also include assessment and counseling provided to the mother before discharge after giving birth in a health facility, as well as later contacts during home visits by community health workers or postnatal visits to a health facility. Broadly, the major elements of postnatal care include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>counseling and health education on recognition of danger signs and appropriate care-seeking (for both mother and newborn)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>counseling and health education on routine care practices such as exclusive breastfeeding and good thermal care practices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>dispensing and related counseling for routine preventive interventions (such as chlorhexidine for cord-stump care and postnatal iron supplementation)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>assessment and case-management and referral for any identified complications or risk conditions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIt is through the same contacts that we have opportunities to improve outcomes for both mother and newborn, so programs and services\u00a0should focus on needed care for both. This more integrated perspective is reflected in the most recent guidance from\u00a0the World Health Organization\u00a0(see Resources below).\r\n\r\nHome visitation by community health workers has been promoted as a postnatal care strategy based on promising pilots in South Asia that demonstrated potential for reducing newborn deaths. However, it has proven difficult to achieve comparable benefits under more routine conditions at scale.\r\n\r\nWith the marked increases in institutional deliveries seen in many settings in recent years, there is increasing attention being given to taking better advantage of the time before discharge to ensure delivery of key aspects of postnatal care. Challenges to taking optimal advantage of this contact include the very high volume of births in some centers and the common practice of early discharge.\r\n\r\nFollow-up visits to the health facility for postnatal care can provide an important opportunity to ensure assessment, care, and provision of important counseling. Suitable timing and content of such care will depend on the overall configuration of postnatal care services specific to the setting.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=\"Key Resources\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/who-recommendations-on-maternal-and-newborn-care-for-a-positive-postnatal-experience\/\">WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience (2022)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Postnatal care","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"postnatal-care","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-17 18:49:11","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-17 22:49:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=134","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&#038;p=135","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:18:57","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>In order to meet our maternal and newborn health objectives, we need health professionals and community health workers that:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Are readily available where and when needed<\/li>\n<li>Have the necessary knowledge and skills for the services they are providing<\/li>\n<li>Are appropriately motivated to provide the needed service<\/li>\n<li>Are adequately supported and enabled with supervision, support systems (supply chain and\u00a0information systems), necessary infrastructure (space, water, electricity, and communications), and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ensuring that this set of conditions is met depends on adequate human resources policy and management.[\/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\">82<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1691004009799{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage of global births that were assisted by suitably qualified health workers between 2016 and 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\">66<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1691004076215{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage of women in least developed countries that were assisted by suitably qualified health workers during birth between 2016 and 2021<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">Newborn Numbers<\/a> page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"More information\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]Over the past decade and a half, considerable emphasis within global maternal-newborn health programs has been placed on \u201cskilled birth attendance,\u201d i.e., births assisted by suitably qualified health workers. This reflects the observation that for women delivering at home without ready access to emergency obstetrical care, support from traditional birth attendants proved inadequate to substantially reduce risk of death for the mother or newborn. Considerable effort has been expended in many settings to help ensure that women give birth with the assistance of qualified human resources, specifically a health worker, and generally in a health facility.<\/p>\n<p>However, in many instances there has not\u00a0been equal attention given to the actual substance of the care provided or the necessary supports to enable health workers to provide adequate care. In recent years, there has been increasing attention in program work to the quality and content of maternal-newborn services, particularly around the time of birth. This is reflected in current work at the World Health Organization on improving quality of maternal-newborn health care.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]Part of what is implied in the \u201cskilled birth attendance\u201d strategy is that assisting in childbirth does not necessarily require a physician. Many interventions related to maternal-newborn health can be competently delivered by categories of health workers with comparatively modest training.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, certain maternal-newborn services can be provided by categories of health workers labelled as \u201ccommunity health workers\u201d (CHWs). This is a broad designation that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health auxiliaries with training sometimes approaching that of registered nurses<\/li>\n<li>Paid full-time workers with several months of basic training<\/li>\n<li>Non-salaried but financially \u201cincentivized\u201d workers, typically working less than full-time<\/li>\n<li>Volunteers providing services on a periodic or intermittent basis with little or no financial incentives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=\"13796\" add_caption=\"yes\" alignment=\"center\" css_animation=\"appear\"][vc_column_text]In some settings, there is more than one tier of CHWs.\u00a0When robustly supported (as they can be under project conditions), non-salaried and volunteer CHWs have been demonstrated as effective for various maternal- and newborn-related services. There are fewer examples of such work being effectively delivered at national scale, under non-project conditions. A very important but frequently neglected factor is the supports needed for effective programs.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is not so much,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>can <\/strong>CHWs be effective for a particular service?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But rather,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>what supports are necessary<\/strong> for effectiveness?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>are such supports feasible at scale<\/strong> under normal, non-project conditions?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Program efforts commonly address health worker knowledge and skills. This is typically done primarily by training. Motivation is less often given focused attention. Certainly, some aspects of performance can be positively affected by financial incentives, although such incentives can also have unintended negative consequences. However, motivation is more than just a matter of incentives.<\/p>\n<p>In many settings, legitimate and illegitimate absences from work significantly undermine reliable access to services. This can be a consequence, for example, of frequent off-site trainings. There are also many settings where health workers are either frequently away from their posts without authorization or where they offer services only for very limited periods of time each day.<\/p>\n<p>Even when health workers are at their posts, their practices are affected not only by material they may have been exposed to in training but also by other influences on what they consider appropriate care. For example, health workers may be well aware of what treatments are recommended or authorized in national treatment guidelines but may -- for any number of reasons -- prefer to offer treatments not reflected in official protocols. For human resources program efforts to be effective in ensuring availability of appropriate care, they need to respond to the actual factors influencing health worker practices.<\/p>\n<p>Supervision is often mentioned as an important performance factor in health worker practices. Certainly under project conditions, there are numerous examples of \u201csupportive technical supervision\u201d or \u201cmentoring\u201d that appear to have made a positive contribution to quality of care. There are, however, far fewer examples of this function being effectively delivered under non-project conditions. Health-facility-level quality improvement efforts can serve a somewhat similar function, whereby groups of health staff work collectively to improve performance, holding each other accountable.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Key resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/handle\/10665\/77764\">WHO Recommendations: Optimizing health worker roles for maternal and newborn health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","post_title":"Human resources for health","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"human-resources","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-02 15:22:01","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-02 19:22:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=124","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":121,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 15:18:30","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 15:18:30","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]While the Millennium Development Goals were silent on the issue of equity, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require an explicit commitment to underserved and excluded population groups.<br \/>\nGrowing numbers of countries now have repeated surveys that allow for analysis of trends in health service coverage, especially disaggregated by the poorest and richest quintiles. Recent research suggests that persistent gaps between rich and poor mothers and children are narrowing. Nevertheless, equity in access to essential services remains a challenge for all countries to achieve.[\/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\">81<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1690997850103{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of countries that account for more than <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29395268\/#:~:text=Building%20upon%20the%20successes%20of,of%20all%20child%20deaths%20worldwide.\">90 percent of the world\u2019s maternal, newborn, and child deaths<\/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][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_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Key equity resources\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countdown2030.org\/pdf\/Countdown-2030-complete-with-profiles.pdf\">Countdown to 2030 - Tracking progress towards universal coverage for women\u2019s, children\u2019s and adolescents\u2019 health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countdown2030.org\/tools-for-analysis\/equity-data-analysis-center-2\">Countdown to 2030 - Equity: Data &amp; Analysis Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","post_title":"Equity","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"equity","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-02 13:38:11","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-02 17:38:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=121","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&#038;p=251","menu_order":0,"post_type":"region","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"countries":[{"ID":152,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2015-10-21 21:50:06","post_date_gmt":"2015-10-21 21:50:06","post_content":"[vc_row][vc_column css=\".vc_custom_1453305596740{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}\"][vc_text_separator title=\"Leading causes of neonatal deaths in Bangladesh (2020)\" el_class=\"transform:upperclass\"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_round_chart type=\"doughnut\" stroke_width=\"1\" stroke_color=\"custom\" values=\"%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%221%25%20Diarrhoea%22%2C%22value%22%3A%221%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22vista-blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%220%25%20Tetanus%22%2C%22value%22%3A%220%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22mulled-wine%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23f4524d%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%228%25%20Pneumonia%22%2C%22value%22%3A%228%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22peacoc%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2233%25%20Preterm%20birth%20complications%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2233%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2225%25%20Intrapartum%20related%20events%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2225%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22turquoise%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%229%25%20Sepsis%20and%20other%20infectious%20conditions%20of%20the%20newborn%22%2C%22value%22%3A%229%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22pink%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2210%25%20Congenital%20abnormalities%5Ct%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2210%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22violet%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2213%25%20Other%20conditions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2213%25%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22chino%22%7D%5D\" custom_stroke_color=\"#f6f6f4\" css=\".vc_custom_1685474035233{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}\"][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Source: Estimates for causes of death 2000-2020 generated by the WHO and Maternal and Child Epidemiology Estimation Group (MCEE) 2023 and downloaded from <a href=\"http:\/\/data.unicef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/data.unicef.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1551964625737000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFsFTtu9FzS8H64YC88NPOzQVbPwQ\">http:\/\/data.unicef.org<\/a><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" gap=\"5\" css=\".vc_custom_1453306441839{background-image: url(\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/country-stat-bkgr.jpg?id=389) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column css=\".vc_custom_1453306493120{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\"][vc_text_separator title=\"key indicators\" el_class=\"transform:uppercase text-white\"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1685474072957{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e05533;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">16<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Newborn mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1685474098908{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d9a23b;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">4.8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Annual reduction in newborn mortality rate 2000-2021 (%)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1685474119270{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #41aaab;\"><b>59<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Proportion of under-5 child deaths that are newborn (%)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1685474149008{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e05533;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">20.5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stillbirth rate (deaths per 1,000 births)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1651069372133{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d9a23b;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">59<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Skilled birth attendance (%)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1651069531142{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #41aaab;\"><b>47<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Early initiation of breastfeeding (%)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1698691660987{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e05533;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">16.2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Preterm birth rate (births &lt;37 weeks per 100 live births)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1685474189742{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d9a23b;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">123<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"text-white\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births)<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1453307990481{margin-top: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Visit our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">Newborn Numbers<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">page to explore the most recent data further<\/span><\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Bangladesh","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bangladesh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-30 14:46:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-10-30 18:46:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=country&#038;p=152","menu_order":0,"post_type":"country","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"external_link":"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/goatsandsoda\/2015\/02\/09\/384986440\/better-bath-rituals-is-one-way-bangladesh-is-saving-its-newborns"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/6600"}],"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\/6600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}