Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting

JE Lawn, EO Ohuma, E Bradley, LS Idueta, E Hazel… - The Lancet, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW …

Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact

P Ashorn, U Ashorn, Y Muthiani, S Aboubaker, S Askari… - The Lancet, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

[کتاب][B] WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience

World Health Organization - 2022‏ - books.google.com
This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and
newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and well-being …

Parental education and inequalities in child mortality: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

M Balaj, HW York, K Sripada, E Besnier, HD Vonen… - The Lancet, 2021‏ - thelancet.com
Background The educational attainment of parents, particularly mothers, has been
associated with lower levels of child mortality, yet there is no consensus on the magnitude of …

[HTML][HTML] Adding it up: investing in sexual and reproductive health 2019

EA Sully, A Biddlecom, JE Darroch, T Riley, LS Ashford… - 2020‏ - guttmacher.org
Sexual and reproductive health care encompasses a broad range of services that ensure
people can decide whether and when to have children, experience safe pregnancy and …

[HTML][HTML] National, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis

H Blencowe, J Krasevec, M De Onis… - The Lancet global …, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Background Low birthweight (LBW) of less than 2500 g is an important marker of maternal
and fetal health, predicting mortality, stunting, and adult-onset chronic conditions. Global …

National, regional, and global levels and trends in neonatal mortality between 1990 and 2017, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis

L Hug, M Alexander, D You, L Alkema - The Lancet Global Health, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Background Reducing neonatal mortality is an essential part of the third Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG), to end preventable child deaths. To achieve this aim will require …

What matters to women in the postnatal period: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

K Finlayson, N Crossland, M Bonet, S Downe - PloS one, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Introduction The postnatal period is an underserved aspect of maternity care. Guidelines for
postnatal care are not usually informed by what matters to the women who use it. This …

The burden of child and maternal malnutrition and trends in its indicators in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017

S Swaminathan, R Hemalatha, A Pandey… - The Lancet Child & …, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Background Malnutrition is a major contributor to disease burden in India. To inform
subnational action, we aimed to assess the disease burden due to malnutrition and the …

Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030

JE Lawn, H Blencowe, P Waiswa, A Amouzou… - The Lancet, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
An estimated 2· 6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015 (uncertainty range 2· 4–3·
0 million). The number of stillbirths has reduced more slowly than has maternal mortality or …