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Better care 'is key to reducing newborn mortality'
Wednesday, 12th May 2010
The key to reducing newborn mortality rates is providing better baby care, it has been claimed.
According to the United Nations (UN) health agency, death rates could be improved in developing countries if better care was provided for babies during the first month of their lives.
Measures need to be updated in order for countries to meet the target mortality rates outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the agency said.
A new report published by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said that an estimated 40 per cent of the deaths of children under five occur within the first month of life.
Major causes of infant mortality include malnutrition and preventable diseases such as malaria, which can be stopped by ensuring newborns sleep under treated mosquito nets.
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 11 per cent of maternal deaths in the developing African nation Nigeria are a result of malaria.
Posted by Martine Ward
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