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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

·September 15, 2024·4 min read

Under shelling and gunfire, Esraa cradled her newborn son. As the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, she was trying to reach a health clinic for treatment for her baby, who had been struggling with infections and breathing difficulties. But with the roads blocked by fighting, the young...

Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation

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·November 13, 2023·3 min read

The UN’s health agency WHO said on Sunday night that according to the Gaza health authorities, 37 premature babies at the hospital were relocated over the weekend to an operating room without their incubators, with health workers trying to heat the room. According to the latest media reports on Monday,...

1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

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·October 6, 2023·2 min read

An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday. The data is equivalent to around 1 in 10 babies born early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy worldwide. Health experts blame...

Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA

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·January 16, 2023·2 min read

“I cannot imagine them giving birth without the support of a skilled health professional”, said Mark Epeyon, a community health volunteer at the Katilu hospital in Kenya’s Turkana County. Since November, the motorbike ambulance has protected lives that would have been lost without prompt transportation to their nearest health facility. ...

WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely |

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·November 16, 2022·2 min read

The advice marks a significant departure from earlier practice, reflecting the immense health benefits of ensuring caregivers – generally mothers – and preterm or small babies, can stay close after birth, without any separation. WHO recommends that skin to skin contact, also known as “kangaroo mother care”, should begin immediately...