A new UNICEF report on newborn mortality shows that global deaths of newborns remains “alarmingly high.” Of the ten worst ranked… [Read More]
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Ethnic Preemies in NYC More Often Born in Hospitals with Highest Mortality (MedPage Today)
In New York City, A higher portion of black and Hispanic preterm infants were born in hospitals with the highest… [Read More]
Should Evangelical Christian Organizations Support International Family Planning? (Christian Journal for Global Health)
Wubbenhorst, Monique C., and Jeffrey K. Wubbenhorst, “Should Evangelical Christian Organizations Support International Family Planning?” Christian Journal for Global Health… [Read More]
Beijing United Family Hospital Hosts Intl Forum on Preterm Infant Care (Global Times)
A hospital in China is working hard to ensure that extremely low birthweight and extremely preterm infants survive and thrive… [Read More]
Why Did India Have Ten Million Fewer Childhood Deaths Than Predicted? (NPR)
India is known as a world leader in childhood deaths. A recent study has shown the great strides the country… [Read More]
Health Is Improving Globally, but India Still Has the Most Child Deaths (Huffington Post India)
India is known as a world leader in childhood deaths, but it could have been much worse. A recent study has shown… [Read More]
Shining a Spotlight on Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis: World Sepsis Day 2017 (WHO)
On the eve of World Sepsis Day 2017 (September 13), WHO joined with the Global Sepsis Alliance to host the… [Read More]
The Low-Cost Device Saving Newborns in India (The Guardian)
Birth asphyxia—lack of oxygen—is the cause of 20% of newborn deaths in India. A simple piece of equipment is helping… [Read More]
Babies and Mothers Worldwide Failed by Lack of Investment in Breastfeeding (World Health Organization)
No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and WHO… [Read More]
Baltimore Enlists Doulas to Help Bring Infant Mortality Rate Down (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore’s city health department has started a pilot program to train city residents to become doulas — non-medical companions who… [Read More]
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