Neonatal Deaths
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4.9 Million Children Died Globally Before Turning 5 In 2024, Estimates Study
A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimate that globally, 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths.
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'Hold Your Baby Like A Kangaroo Mother': Expert's Solution To Cut Neonatal Deaths
New Delhi: If more Indian mothers can be persuaded to care for their babies like kangaroo mothers do, many of the 750,000 babies younger than four weeks who die every year –the world’s highest such death toll — can be saved. Kangaroo mothers keep babies in regular skin contact, an easy, low-cost intervention that can save lives in India, Som...
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Infantile meningitis may cause later disability
Meningitis in infancy has been known to be largely fatal. If not, it may result in moderate to severe disability, which often lasts a lifetime. The disability is more likely to occur if the baby contracts the infection during the neonatal period. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, children who contract meningitis during...
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4.9 Million Children Died Globally Before Turning 5 In 2024, Estimates Study
A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimate that globally, 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths.
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'Hold Your Baby Like A Kangaroo Mother': Expert's Solution To Cut Neonatal Deaths
New Delhi: If more Indian mothers can be persuaded to care for their babies like kangaroo mothers do, many of the 750,000 babies younger than four weeks who die every year –the world’s highest such death toll — can be saved. Kangaroo mothers keep babies in regular skin contact, an easy, low-cost intervention that can save lives in India, Som...
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Infantile meningitis may cause later disability
Meningitis in infancy has been known to be largely fatal. If not, it may result in moderate to severe disability, which often lasts a lifetime. The disability is more likely to occur if the baby contracts the infection during the neonatal period. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, children who contract meningitis during...
