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Essential Newborn Care
High-quality universal newborn care is a fundamental right for every baby worldwide. Every infant has the entitlement to be shielded from injury and infection, to breathe freely, mntn warmth, and receive sustenance promptly. Universal access to essential newborn carea critical necessity for all babies in their initial days after birthrequires both facility-based support and homecare.
Essential newborn care encompasses:
Immediate Care at Birth: Practices like delayed cord clamping, thorough drying, checking respiration patterns, skin-to-skin contact, and initiating breastfeeding right away.
Thermal Care
Resuscitation when Required
Support for Breast Milk Feeding
Caring Affectionate Care
Infection Prevention Measures
Health Problem Evaluation
Recognition of and Response to Warning Signs
Timely, Safe Referral when Necessary
Monitoring Data: Strengthening Essential Newborn Care
We are committed to implementing the Every Newborn Action Plan adopted in May 2014 under the UN Secretary-General's Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s Adolescents' Health 2016-30. This plan ms at ing preventable deaths. We collaborate with countries and partners to improve data on routine health care services provided to newborns.
Data Collection Indicators Development
We are working closely with nations to enhance the avlability and quality of data on essential newborn care through routine health systems. We coordinate efforts to develop national and subnational indicators for assessing coverage levels of key essential newborn care practices.
Selected Publications
May 2017: WHO Recommations on Newborn Health: Guidelines Approved
February 2018: WHO Recommations on Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience
March 2022: WHO Recommations on Maternal and Newborn Care for a Positive Postnatal Experience
Trning Education
We offer the Essential Newborn Care Course: Second Edition to equip health professionals with comprehensive knowledge and skills required for providing high-quality care.
Quality of Care Improvements
Collaborating with partners, we are developing tools to enhance healthcare workers' abilities and evaluate the quality of newborn care provided across facilities.
Key Publications Tools
This publication underscores significant advancements made over two decades in facility-based births. However, it highlights that efforts must continue to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates.
Focuses on developing strategies for resource management med at strengthening newborn care services in low-income countries.
Research Collaboration
Partnering with global researchers, we conduct studies exploring interventions to enhance routine newborn health practices across different settings.
Explore Research Projects
Access a wide range of research initiatives that address challenges and opportunities in essential newborn care delivery globally.
Regional Insights
Our work exts through Africa, Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions to ensure global inclusivity and coverage.
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