Birth asphyxia—lack of oxygen—is the cause of 20% of newborn deaths in India. A simple piece of equipment is helping… [Read More]
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Neonatal Deaths
Babies and Mothers Worldwide Failed by Lack of Investment in Breastfeeding (World Health Organization)
Post Date: 08/05/2017
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)
Post Date: 08/05/2017
Baltimore’s city health department has started a pilot program to train city residents to become doulas — non-medical companions who… [Read More]
Africa: Statistics South Africa Releases Report on Perinatal Deaths in South Africa (All Africa)
Post Date: 08/05/2017
According to the Perinatal Deaths 2015 report released by Statistics South Africa, the total number of perinatal deaths that occurred… [Read More]
The Cost Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Maternal and Fetal Mortality in a Regional Referral Hospital in Accra, Ghana (Goodman, 2017)
Post Date: 07/24/2017
Goodman, David M., Rohit Ramaswamy, Marc Jeuland et al., “The Cost Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Maternal… [Read More]
Trends in Differences in US Mortality Rates between Black and White Infants (Riddell, 2017)
Post Date: 07/11/2017
Riddell, Corinne A., Sam Harper, and Jay S. Kaufman, “Trends in Differences in US Mortality Rates between Black and White… [Read More]
Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Infection with Hepatitis B Virus and the Risk of Preterm Birth: A Population-Based Cohort Study (Liu, 2017)
Post Date: 07/11/2017
Liu, Jue, Shikun Zhang, Min Liu et al., “Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Infection with Hepatitis B Virus and the Risk of Preterm… [Read More]
Maternal Region of Birth and Stillbirth in Victoria, Australia 2000-2011: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Victorian Perinatal Data (Davies-Tuck, 2017)
Post Date: 07/11/2017
Davies-Tuck, Miranda L., Mary-Ann Davey, and Euan M. Wallace, “Maternal Region of Birth and Stillbirth in Victoria, Australia 200-2011: A… [Read More]
Mortality Among Twins and Singletons in Sub-Saharan Africa Between 1995 and 2014: A Pooled Analysis of Data from 90 Demographic and Health Surveys in 30 Countries (Monden, 2017)
Post Date: 07/11/2017
Monden, Christiaan W. S., and Jeroen Smits, “Mortality Among Twins and Singletons in Sub-Saharan Africa Between 1995 and 2014: A… [Read More]
Racial Gap Is Growing in Infant Mortality (Daily Mail)
Post Date: 07/05/2017
African American children are 2.5 times more likely to die in their first year than their white peers, a study… [Read More]
