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Innovations for attainment of MDG’s 4 and 5 Overview Preterm Delivery . 10 th January 2013 Prof Zahida Qureshi . Preterm birth by the numbers . 15 million preterm births every year and rising 1.1 million babies die from preterm birth complications
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Innovations for attainment of MDG’s 4 and 5 Overview Preterm Delivery 10th January 2013 Prof Zahida Qureshi
Preterm birth by the numbers • 15 million preterm births every year and rising • 1.1 million babies die from preterm birth complications • 5-18% in the range of preterm births across 184 countries globally • >80% of preterm births occurs b/w 32-37 weeks and most of these babies can survive with essential newborn care • >75% of deaths of preterm births can be prevented without intensive care • 7 counties have halved their numbers of deaths due to preterm birth in the last 10 years
Overview of definitions for preterm birth and related pregnancy outcomes
Priority packages and evidence based interventions during pregnancy to reduce preterm birth rates and to benefit the premature baby
Approaches to prevent preterm birth and reduce deaths among preterm babies
135 million newborns and 15 million premature babies-health system needs and human capital outcomes