Hailegebriel, Tedbabe Degefie, Brian Mulligan, Simon Cousens et al., “Effect on Neonatal Mortality of Newborn Infection Management at Health Posts… [Read More]
Neonatal Deaths
Effect on Neonatal Mortality of Newborn Infection Management at Health Posts When Referral is Not Possible: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Rural Ethiopia (Hailegebriel, 2017)
Caring Like a Kangaroo: India Can Cut Neonatal Death Toll, World’s Highest (Hindustan Times)
Skin-to-skin contact between a preterm infant and mother, known as kangaroo mother care (KMC), has become a common method of… [Read More]
The Unfinished Health Agenda: Neonatal Mortality in Cambodia (Hong, 2017)
Hong, Rathmony, Pauline Yongeun Ahn, Frank Wieringa et al., “The Unfinished Health Agenda: Neonatal Mortality in Cambodia,” PLOS One 12,… [Read More]
The Cause-Specific Morbidity and Mortality, and Referral Patterns of all Neonates Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Hospital… (Miles, 2017)
Miles, Merinda, Khu Thi Khanh Dung, Le Thi Ha et al., “The Cause-Specific Morbidity and Mortality, and Referral Patterns of… [Read More]
US Infant Mortality Rates Down 15% (CNN, 2017)
Infant mortality rates in the US have reached new lows, a positive change in the country’s public health. However, there… [Read More]
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3
United Nations, “U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3, Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages,” www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/health/… [Read More]
First Estimates of the Global and Regional Incidence of Neonatal Herpes Infection (Looker, 2017)
Looker, Katharine J., Amalia S. Margaret, Margaret T. May et al., “First Estimates of the Global and Regional Incidence of… [Read More]
The Global Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis Initiative: A Call for Collaboration and Action by 2030
The Global Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis Initiative Working Group, “The Global Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis Initiative: A Call for Collaboration… [Read More]
Maternal and Newborn Health in Karnataka State, India: The Community Level Interventions for Pre-Eclampsia (CLIP) Trial’s Baseline Study Results (Bellad, 2017)
Bellad, Mrutynjaya B., Marianne Vidler, Narayan V. Honnungar et al., “Maternal and Newborn Health in Karnataka State, India: The Community… [Read More]
Infant Mortality Rate Falls, Courtesy Govt Measures (The Tribune India)
The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has seen a significant decline in their infant mortality rate (IMR), well below… [Read More]






