UAB-led study shows simple steps could reduce stillbirths by up to 1 million
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 17:21
in Health & Medicine
BIRMINGHAM, Ala - New findings in a study led by the director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Neonatology show that that training birth attendants in essential newborn-care techniques reduced stillbirths by more than 30 percent - and potentially could save as many as 1 million lives worldwide each year.