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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
However, the decline in neonatal mortality from 1990 to 2023 has been slower than that of post-neonatal under-5 mortality. Unfortunately, survival gains have stalled significantly since 2015, and 60 countries …