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 Babies have the right to be protected from injury and infection, to breathe normally, to be warm and to be fed All newborns should have access to essential newborn care, which is the critical care for all babies in the first days after. Newborn health unitplease note that this publication is being updated.this publication on who recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series It is possible to improve survival rates and the health of newborns, and to end preventable stillbirths, by reaching high coverage of quality antenatal care, skilled care at birth, postnatal care for mother and baby, and care of small and sick newborns.
The world health organization in collaboration with partners around the world has developed a second edition of the essential newborn care course. This publication on who recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series The others relate to maternal, child and adolescent health Who fact sheet on newborn mortality, including key facts, causes, priority strategies, newborn care and who response.
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