Better Use of Resources Key to Focusing on Care for Preterm and... allafrica: Africa
Midwives educated to international standards, who are licensed, regulated, fully integrated into health systems and working in interprofessional teams can help avoid about two thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths. © UNFPA KenyaEvery 2 seconds, a baby is born too soon. Every 40 seconds, one of those babies dies, according to a report released by United Nations agencies and partners titledThe report states that 152 million babies were born too soon in the last decade.
In preterm rates in Africa in 2020, Malawi, South Africa, Ethiopia and DR Congo were among the 10 countries globally with highest rates and in Sub-Saharan Africa, preterm rates were 10% and 11% of preterm births result in death. Numbers are very big in countries with big populations for example, Nigeria and Ethiopia are among the top five countries for numbers of preterm in 2020 with Nigeria sitting at approximately 775,000 and Ethiopia at nearly half a million preterm births.
In low and middle income countries and communities where this is a problem, 9 out of 10 preterm deaths will occur and so, we are very interested in really being explicit about what are the preventive measures and so most of the major causes of neonatal deaths can be prevented by adopting a health systems approach to scaling up of small and sick newborn care in countries.
Healthy beginnings result in healthy progress of the individual and it also ensures that the individual can live up to their potential. It is very important to ensure that millions of children with moderate and severe long term disabilities do not miss out on education and work opportunities and get propagated into generational cycle or poor health outcomes. We must take care of preterm babies, they have opportunities to explore and unleash their potential.
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