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Effect of home-based neonatal care and management of sepsis on neonatal mortality: field trial in rural India
The Lancet, 1999This article, published in The Lancet, reports on a study of a neonatal (newborn) health intervention in rural Maharashtra, India which took place from 1993 to 1998.DocumentThe State of the World's Children 1996: campaign for child survival
United Nations Children's Fund, 1996This document is part of UNICEF’s 1996 annual report “The State of The World’s Children”. The report contains an historical review (“Fifty years for children”) which traces how the children’s cause has evolved internationally over the previous fifty years, decade by decade.DocumentA continuum of care to save newborn lives
The Lancet, 2005This commentary from The Lancet argues that investment in maternal, newborn and child health remains seriously inadequate, despite its crucial importance not only for saving lives but also for achieving poverty reduction, equity and other human development goals.DocumentMaternal mortality: a neglected tragedy: where is the ‘M’ in MCH?
The Lancet, 1985In this article from the Lancet, published in 1985, the authors ask why so little attention is being given to the mother in maternal and child health (MCH) programmes in developing countries. In particular, they question the assumption that whatever is good for the child is also good for the mother.DocumentChild ill health and mortality: how can we prevent the preventable?
Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004This policy briefing from the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP) points out that, despite significant gains in recent decades, the rate of decline in childhood mortality is now slowing down worldwide. Disparities between rich and poor are increasing.DocumentThe effects of contraception on obstetric outcome
World Health Organization, 2004This paper from the World Health Organization examines the link between contraceptive use and improved maternal and child health. A review of existing evidence shows that family planning leads to longer birth intervals, fewer births to older and very young mothers, and fewer women having large numbers of children – all key factors in reducing maternal mortality.DocumentNeonatal survival 1: 4 million neonatal deaths: when? where? why?
The Lancet, 2005This paper, the first in The Lancet neonatal survival series, focuses on the growing proportion of child deaths that occur in the neonatal period (the first four weeks of life), accounting for 38 per cent of all child deaths in 2000, or 4 million a year. Most of these deaths occur in the first week of life.DocumentNeonatal survival 2: Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save?
The Lancet, 2005This paper, the second in The Lancet neonatal survival series, reviews evidence for the effectiveness of newborn health interventions in developing countries. It selects 16 simple interventions of proven efficacy (implementation under ideal conditions).DocumentNeonatal survival 3: Systematic scaling up of neonatal care in countries
The Lancet, 2005This paper, the third in The Lancet neonatal survival series, argues that up to 70 per cent (approximately three million) of all neonatal deaths could be prevented if proven interventions were effectively implemented where they are needed most. However, the authors point out that even with major investment, achieving universal coverage is impossible in the short term.DocumentNeonatal survival 4: Neonatal survival: a call to action
The Lancet, 2005This paper, the fourth and last in The Lancet neonatal survival series, calls on countries to take action now to improve newborn survival. The authors stress that complex technology is not essential. Low-cost effective interventions already exist that could reduce neonatal mortality by up to 70 per cent if provided universally.Pages