Progress in newborn survival has been slow, and even more so for reductions in stillbirths.
To meet Every Newborn targets of ten or fewer neonatal deaths and ten or fewer stillbirths …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Articles for inclusion in this review were retrieved from online
databases PubMed/Medline. The selected papers were included in the present manuscript …

This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and
newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and well-being …

Adequate adolescent nutrition is an important step for optimal growth and development. In
this article, we systematically reviewed published studies till December 2014 to ascertain the …

Abstract Background The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), launched in 2014, aims to
end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths, with national targets of≤ 12 neonatal …

Novel findings in microbiology question the long‐standing paradigm that a healthy
pregnancy implies a sterile uterus. It now seems that the placenta is frequently colonized …

Background Neonatal sepsis is the third leading cause of deaths for infants in their first
month of life. The newly cut umbilical cord can be a pathway for bacteria that can cause …

Introduction: Sepsis accounts for up to one-third of neonatal deaths in the world each year.
The World Health Organization acknowledges neonatal sepsis as a major global health …

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In 2015, an estimated 303,000 women died as a result of pregnancy and childbirth-related
complications (WHO 2015a). Most of these deaths occurred in lowand middle-income …