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 mothers and newborns. Neonatal deaths, which occur ...
Conjunctivitis can affect people of any age, including infants. While neonatal conjunctivitis is generally mild and easily treatable, some types can result in serious health complications for newborns ...
The first 28 days of life – the neonatal period – is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. Children face the highest risk of dying in their first month of life at an average global rate of 17.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, down by 53 per cent from 36.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990. In comparison, the probability of dying after the first month and before ...
Preterm babies are at an increased risk of post-neonatal mortality, stunting and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment during childhood. The India Newborn Action Plan (INAP), 2014 outlines strategies to strengthen preterm births and address symptoms and other risk factors.
Newborn infections Neonatal infections are primarily bacterial in origin, and include pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. Neonatal infections result in over 550 000 neonatal deaths every year. Most of these deaths can be averted by preventive measures, early diagnosis, timely care-seeking, treatment with appropriate antibiotics, and follow up.
Multiple hemangiomas are scattered in a generalized distribution in a 1-month old infant. These red papules and nodules range in size from pinpoint to 1 cm (see Figure 1). Hemangiomatosis, defined as ...