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 ...
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 ...
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.
-- New guidelines for neonatal neuroimaging, published by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society in the June 26 issue of Neurology, recommend that infants born ...
Cranial ultrasounds are imaging tests that use sound waves to make pictures of the brain. There are two types: head ultrasounds and the transcranial Doppler. During this test, a machine sends sound ...