The perinatal mortality rate is widely used as a summary statistic for evaluating the
effectiveness of perinatal care. Since October, 1992, it has been a legal requirement in …

Background Trend data for causes of child death are crucial to inform priorities for improving
child survival by and beyond 2015. We report child mortality by cause estimates in 2000–13 …

Background Information about the distribution of causes of and time trends for child mortality
should be periodically updated. We report the latest estimates of causes of child mortality in …

Preterm birth (birth at< 37 weeks gestation) counts. It is the leading cause of under-5 child
mortality, 1 and an important cause of serious morbidity, associated with long hospital …

Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)—
but the majority continue to die at home, uncounted. This article reviews progress for …

Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

Remarkable progress has been made towards halving of maternal deaths and deaths of
children aged 1–59 months, although the task is incomplete. Newborn deaths and stillbirths …

Nearly a decade ago, The Lancet published the Neonatal Survival Series, with an ambitious
call for integration of newborn care across the continuum of reproductive, maternal …

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training of traditional birth attendants or use of antenatal at-risk scoring. The few instances in …

Universal coverage of essential interventions would reduce neonatal deaths by an
estimated 71%, benefit women and children after the first month, and reduce stillbirths …