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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 and preventing …

Aug 14, 2025 · To ensure every child survives and thrives to reach their full potential, we must focus on improving care around the time of birth and the first week of life. The high rates of preventable death …

Mar 1, 2025 · The first 28 days of life – the neonatal period – is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. Children face the highest risk of dying in their first month of life at an average global rate of …

Aug 30, 2021 · Accelerating progress on neonatal survival and infant health and well-being requires strengthening quality of care as well as ensuring availability of quality health services for small and …

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

This course is part of a set of resources for improving care of newborns, such as WHO Human Resource Strategies for improving neonatal care, WHO standards for improving the quality of care for maternal …

Feb 1, 2022 · Death in the first month of life, which is mostly preventable, represents 47 per cent of total deaths among children under 5 in 2022. While mortality among children under 5 declines globally, …

En 2022 murieron en todo el mundo 2,3 millones de niños en los primeros 28 días de vida. Cada día se producen unas 6500 defunciones de recién nacidos, lo que supone el 47% de todas las muertes de …

Dec 22, 2025 · Preterm babies are at an increased risk of post-neonatal mortality, stunting and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment during childhood. The India Newborn Action Plan (INAP), 2014 …

Nov 9, 2019 · Newborn infections Neonatal infections are primarily bacterial in origin, and include pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. Neonatal infections result in over 550 000 neonatal deaths every …