Surviving the First Day: State of the Worlds Mother's

Save the Children released their annual Save the Children Surviving the First Day report. Phew moving from the UK to Australia meant my daughter had a better chance of survival during her first 5 years of life. Not surprisingly the war torn African countries come in at the bottom of the list. The factors looked at in the report were -  education, income and political representation of women among other factors.

The best and worst places to be a mother.

3,000,000 babies die within the first day of their life, Save the Children announced this morning on ABC news. They go onto say that around 1million of these could be avoided by relatively cheap intervention. The biggest problem being access to any medical assistance.

Major Causes of Newborn Deaths

Save the Children are promoting 4 life saving solutions, which they are seeking donations to fund the purchase and distribution.

Major Causes of Newborn Deaths

1. Corticosteroids: Speed up the development of lungs in preterm births. 

2. Chlorhexidine: clean cord care, protecting little ones belly buttons from fatal injection.

3. Antibiotics: treating injections such as sepsis and pneumonia.

4. Resuscitation Equipment: to help babies take that first vital breath.

 

To read the Mother's Index Report click here.

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