Each day, approximately 830 women and 7400 newborns die from complications during
pregnancy and childbirth. Improving maternal and neonatal health will require bringing rapid …

There is a growing recognition of the importance of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for detecting
critical neonatal illnesses to reduce the mortality rate in newborns, especially in low-income …

More than 6,000 infant deaths every day in just the first month of life is a severe alarm for
healthcare systems on the eve of Healthcare 5.0. By providing timely, reliable, yet affordable …

Each year, 2.4 million children die within their first month of life. Child Health and Mortality
Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) established in 7 countries aims to generate accurate …

Recent revolutionary advances at the intersection of medicine, omics, data sciences,
computing, epidemiology, and related technologies inspire us to ponder their impact on …

Background Globally, an estimated 2.7 million babies die in the neonatal period annually,
and of these, about 0.7 million die from intrapartum-related events. In Tanzania 51,000 …

Background In 2017, 2.5 million newborns died, mainly from prematurity, infections, and
intrapartum events. Preventing these deaths requires health systems to provide routine and …

Although maternal deaths have been the traditional indicator of maternal health, these
events are the “tip of the iceberg” in that there are many women who have significant …

Newborn screening is performed under public health authority, with analysis carried out
primarily by public health laboratories or other centralized laboratories. Increasingly …

Background Most perinatal and neonatal deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs), yet, quality data on burden of adverse outcomes of pregnancy is limited in such …