Hand Washing Saves Newborn Lives

Monday, July 14, 2008 - 15:35 in Health & Medicine

Washing hands with soap and water in preparation for delivery significantly reduced the risk of death for infants within the first month of life, according to a study in Nepal conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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