Other content tagged: neonatal mortality
Born into a humanitarian emergency: How to improve essential newborn care in natural disaster and war zones
Essential Newborn Care (ENC) defines minimum standards for the care of infants that must be applied immediately after birth and in the first weeks of life. ENC can be applied in any situation, as it significantly prevents neonatal deaths. However, the adaption to humanitarian disaster settings remains a challenge. Wars, refugee crises, and natural disaster affect millions of people around the world and do not spare infants born into these adverse environments.…
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What impact does climate change have on perinatal mortality? – The link between high temperatures and the risk of stillbirth
Extreme heat can affect both pregnant women and their foetuses. The effects can be indirect to the mother’s environment or directly to the child. Indirect influences include reduced responsiveness and quality of healthcare systems. Direct effects on the child are placental and epigenetic changes. However, especially from areas most affected by climate change and subsequent heat waves, such as sub-Saharan Africa, only very limited data is available. A new study examined over 138,000…
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Heatwave-related preterm births (PTBs) linked to human capital losses in China
A recent study in China combined health impact and economic assessment methods to evaluate heatwave-related PTBs burden in dimensions of health, human capital and economic costs. Simulated scenarios showed that about a quarter (25.8%) of heatwave-related PTBs per year on average can be attributed to climate change, which in turn results in human capital losses of estimated $1 billion costs. These findings emphasize once again strict climate mitigation policies and are a strong call…
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