Apr 10, 2025 · Newborn deaths account for 47% of deaths among children under the age of 5 globally, resulting in 2.4 million lives lost each year. About one third of newborn deaths occur …

Apr 8, 2024 · A newborn infant, or neonate, refers to a baby in the first 28 days of life, a period marked by the highest risk of morbidity and mortality. Enhancing neonatal survival and health …

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Essential newborn care High-quality universal newborn health care is the right of every newborn everywhere. Babies have the right to be protected from injury and infection, to breathe …

Aug 30, 2021 · The vast majority of newborn deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. It is possible to improve survival rates and the health of newborns, and to end …

Mar 14, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on newborn mortality, including key facts, causes, priority strategies, newborn care and WHO response.

Apr 10, 2025 · On the occasion of the World Health Day 2025 dedicated to the theme of Healthier beginnings, hopeful futures, over 100 global WHO offices have organized wide-ranging public …

Nov 16, 2022 · Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a set of simple WHO-recommended and cost-effective interventions, is a proven life-saving practice that benefits all mothers and …

Preterm infants are born at less than 37 weeks gestational age and low birth weight infants are born with a birth weight below 2.5kg regardless of gestational age. An estimated 15 million …

The World Health Organization in collaboration with partners around the world has developed a second edition of the Essential Newborn Care Course.