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 This year, the theme is “safe care for every newborn and every child”, with the slogan “patient safety from the start!”, recognizing the vulnerability of this age group to risks and harm caused by unsafe care. 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.
Newborn Twitching During Sleep: What's Normal and What's Not - Mother
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.
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 The world health organization in collaboration with partners around the world has developed a second edition of the essential newborn care course. Who fact sheet on newborn mortality, including key facts, causes, priority strategies, newborn care and who response.
