Racial/ethnic differences in preterm perinatal outcomes
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Posted onGlobal Handwashing Day: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Maternal Health
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This past Saturday was Global Handwashing Day, an event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of handwashing for preventing diseases and saving lives. One of the Sustainable Development Goals is to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, reflecting the growing prioritization of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The implications of WASH for the health of mothers around the world are enormous: approximately 10-15% of global maternal deaths are due to infection caused by poor hygiene practices. Explore resources illustrating how WASH plays a critical role in improving maternal health outcomes during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum…read more
One basic way India can prevent mother and child deaths: Provide clean water at health centres
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Posted onScaling Up Innovations in Maternal and Newborn Health: 5 Lessons Learned
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A team based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has studied the critical steps that were taken to help scale up the Saving Newborn Lives neonatal sepsis management innovation, as part of Ethiopia’s flagship Community Based Newborn Care programme with the overall aim of improving maternal and newborn health outcomes. What lessons can the analysis hold for other countries?…read more