OBJECTIVE: To analyse preterm birth rates worldwide to assess the incidence of this public
health problem, map the regional distribution of preterm births and gain insight into existing …

Introduction This is the first of seven articles from a preterm birth and stillbirth report.
Presented here is an overview of the burden, an assessment of the quality of current …

Background Historically, the main focus of studies of childhood mortality has been the infant
and under-five mortality rates. Neonatal mortality (deaths< 28 days of age) has received …

In this paper, we take a broad perspective on maternal health and place it in its wider
context. We draw attention to the economic and social vulnerability of pregnant women, and …

Background Neonatal mortality accounts for a high proportion of deaths in children under
the age of 5 years in Bangladesh. Therefore the project for advancing the health of …

Methods: We reviewed community-based studies published since 1990 from developing
countries to estimate the rates of neonatal and young infant infections and infection-specific …

A number of individuals and organizations have considerable influence over the selection of
global health priorities and strategies. For some that influence derives from control over …

Maternal and neonatal tetanus are important causes of maternal and neonatal mortality,
claiming about 180 000 lives worldwide every year, almost exclusively in developing …

Neonatal deaths account for 40% of global under-five mortality and are ever more important
if we are to achieve the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) on child survival. We …

This paper proposes an explanation concerning why some global health issues such as
HIV/AIDS attract significant attention from international and national leaders, while other …