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- Newborn health - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 on the day of birth and close to three quarters occur within the first week of life
- Newborn health WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 and preventing avoidable deaths and stillbirths requires achieving high coverage of quality antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and postnatal care for both
- Essential newborn care - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 normally, to be warm and to be fed All newborns should have access to essential newborn care, which is the critical care for all babies in the first days after birth
- Newborn health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Key facts Although the global number of newborn deaths declined from 5 million in 1990 to 2 4 million in 2019, children face the greatest risk of death in their first 28 days In 2019, 47% of all under-5 deaths occurred in the newborn period, with about one third dying on the day of birth and close to three quarters dying within the first week of life
- Caring for a newborn - World Health Organization (WHO)
Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative: monitoring manual 6 April 2025 Measuring and monitoring quality of care to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services Measuring and monitoring quality of care to improve maternal
- Newborn Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
11th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN) 10 – 12 June 2025 Webinar: Using digital technologies to enhance implementation of home-based records personal health records for maternal, newborn and child health
- Newborn mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
Plans to improve newborn survival should be built on a strong foundation of essential newborn care and align with the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) and Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) targets on antenatal care, postnatal care, skilled health personnel and emergency obstetric and newborn care
- Worldwide rally for maternal and newborn health marks World Health Day 2025
Worldwide actions exemplified above, among many others, generate a strong response to the global call issued by UN agencies on World Health Day, raising alarm on the threat of major backsliding of maternal and newborn health World Health Day 2025 marks WHO’s 77th birthday and kicks off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health
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