{"id":45957,"date":"2020-08-13T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?p=45957"},"modified":"2020-08-20T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:45:09","slug":"bangladesh-experts-discuss-how-to-increase-uptake-of-preterm-birth-services-in-urban-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/blog\/bangladesh-experts-discuss-how-to-increase-uptake-of-preterm-birth-services-in-urban-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh: Experts discuss how to increase uptake of preterm birth services in urban areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Wahida Siraj, Sharmin Akter, <\/strong><\/em>Tahrim Chowdhury <\/strong><\/em>and Lyndsey Garg<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Bangladesh has made substantial progress in improving newborn and child health, as well as reducing mortality, important advances that are globally recognized. However, newborn deaths and reduction in mortality rates are still a concern. According to the Bangladesh Demographic & Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18 report, the neonatal mortality rate is 30 deaths per 1,000 live births. The country\u2019s neonatal mortality rate contributes 67% to under-five mortality, with 31% of newborn deaths attributable to complications of being born too early.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh, which stands fourth among the ten countries with highest preterm birth in the world, aims to reduce the neonatal mortality to 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals targets. Yet, rapid migration of rural populations to urban slums is a great challenge for access to and utilization of maternal and newborn health services. In Dhaka 57.4% deliveries take place at home and only 4.4% (BDHS 17-18) of newborns born at home receive essential newborn care just after birth. Preterm services are nonexistent at the primary health care or community levels.<\/p>\n

Save the Children, through the Improving Newborn Survival Project (INSP), organized and convened a one-day stakeholder workshop in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare earlier this year focusing on care for premature babies in urban areas. Participants included a wide range of MOHFW representatives, including officials responsible for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, as well as family planning. The workshop also counted on the participation of representatives from urban health facilities, medical professional associations, USAID, UNICEF, WHO, private sector and implementing organizations including icddrb, Ipas, MaMoni MNCSP & Ujjibon project of Save the Children, Plan International and the Surjer Hashi Network and Dhaka City Corporations.<\/p>\n

One of the highlights of the event was a marketplace, where participants shared lessons on how to increase the uptake of preterm birth services by urban stakeholders in Dhaka, including challenges and successes. The marketplace was organized to allow for participant engagement in demonstrations of essential care for preterm births, as well as for all newborns; capacity building of service providers; record keeping, reporting and supervision; monitoring of preterm cases from facility to central levels; referral and follow-up for prematurity in urban areas; and behavior change for demand generation in urban areas. At the marketplace, organizers also displayed a miniature \u201cmock-up\u201d of a KMC room and SCANU for preterm services.<\/p>\n

By the end of the one-day workshop, participants agreed on a way forward that included a focus on three key areas: (1) incorporation and integration of newborn health programs, including preterm services, for urban areas including service preparedness and readiness; (2) improvement of urban area coordination and referral among the government, private and NGO health facilities; and (3) Incorporation of newborn care indicators and improved linkage with national HMIS to increase use of data for decision-making.<\/p>\n

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Figure1<\/span>Guest from MoH, Professional society and City Corporation, Dhaka at Annual workshop<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Figure2<\/span>Workshop inaugurate with an innovation of INSP \u2013\u2018KMC Muppet- A character of KMC mother\u2018 described the objectives of the workshop <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Picture1<\/span>Essential care for preterm<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Picture2<\/span>Preterm services at facility: KMC Room<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Picture3<\/span>Preterm services at facility: SCANU<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Picture4<\/span>Record keeping, reporting and supervision monitoring of preterm cases from facility to central level<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Picture5<\/span>Referral and follow up at urban area for prematurity<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Picture6<\/span>SBCC for demand generation at urban area<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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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 preterm birth from infancy to adulthood<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/initiatives\/every-newborn-action-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Every Newborn Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/9789241508988_eng.pdf\">WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes (2015)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Preterm birth complications","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"preterm-birth-complications","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-16 18:35:44","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-16 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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\" 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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 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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&p=152","menu_order":0,"post_type":"country","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"about_the_author":"<p>Dr. Wahida Siraj, Senior Manager, Improving Newborn Survival Project, Save the Children, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>Sharmin Akter, Project Officer SBCC,\u00a0 Improving Newborn Survival Project, Save the 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