- Newborn health
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 on the day of birth and close to three quarters occur within the first week of life In addition, almost 2 million babies born with no signs of life at 28 weeks of pregnancy or more (stillbirths) and 295 000 maternal deaths
- Essential newborn care - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 normally, to be warm and to be fed All newborns should have access to essential newborn care, which is the critical care for all babies in the first days after
- Newborn health WPRO
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 avoidable deaths and stillbirths requires achieving high coverage of quality antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and postnatal care for both mothers and newborns Neonatal deaths, which occur
- Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department
To advance efforts to implement the life course approach in practice, WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing leads a collaborative programme to produce evidence and analyses supporting normative and technical work at the global level
- Caring for a newborn - World Health Organization (WHO)
Home Tools and toolkits Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being Life phase Newborns and children under 5 years Caring for a newborn
- World Patient Safety Day 2025
This year, the theme is “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, with the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”, recognizing the vulnerability of this age group to risks and harm caused by unsafe care
- Newborn health - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 preventable stillbirths, by reaching high coverage of quality antenatal care, skilled care at birth, postnatal care for mother and baby, and care of small and sick newborns
- Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing
Welcome to the newborn health component of the WHO maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) e-handbook This essential resource provides comprehensive guidance to improve newborn health globally Addressing the critical issue of newborn mortality, the e-handbook highlights cost-effective interventions such as immediate and postnatal newborn care, skilled neonatal care and follow
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