Sep 17, 2025 · Newborn deaths account for 47% of deaths among children under the age of 5 globally, resulting in 2.4 million lives lost each year. About one third of newborn deaths occur …

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Essential newborn care High-quality universal newborn health care is the right of every newborn everywhere. Babies have the right to be protected from injury and infection, to breathe …

Apr 8, 2024 · A newborn infant, or neonate, refers to a baby in the first 28 days of life, a period marked by the highest risk of morbidity and mortality. Enhancing neonatal survival and health …

Aug 30, 2021 · The vast majority of newborn deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. It is possible to improve survival rates and the health of newborns, and to end …

Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person …

Mar 10, 2025 · World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, will launch a year-long campaign focused on maternal and newborn health. The campaign, titled Healthy beginnings, hopeful …

Mar 14, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on newborn mortality, including key facts, causes, priority strategies, newborn care and WHO response.

Newborn Health Unit Please note that this publication is being updated.This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others...

Welcome to the newborn health component of the WHO maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) e-handbook. This essential resource provides comprehensive guidance to …