Aug 14, 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 …

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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 …

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 …

Newborn Health UnitPlease note that this publication is being updated.This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others...

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

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 …

May 2, 2017 · This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others relate to maternal, child and adolescent health. The objective of this …

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

Essential Newborn Care 1 Immediate Care and Helping Babies Breathe at Birth The first 60 minutes after birth Action Plans – Pictorial wall charts that provide the …