World Health Organization launches a network to improve quality of care for mothers, newborns and children
Journal Title: Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 4
Abstract
The period around childbirth has been acknowledged as the most crucial time span for saving the lives of mothers and newborns, and in averting stillbirths [1]. The available global estimates suggest that in the year 2015, in excess of 5.5 million women and newborns lost their lives owing to complications in pregnancy, childbirth and in the first month of their life, including 0.3 million maternal deaths, 2.7 million newborn deaths, and 2.6 million stillbirths [1]. Moreover, under the newly proposed Sustainable Development Goals, ambitious targets have been set pertaining to maternal and child health [1-2].
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Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava, Jegadeesh Ramasamy
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