Experts call for acceleration of research and interventions for prematurity and stillbirth

A new report issued today identifies the enormous global impact of preterm birth and stillbirth -and what can be done to decrease it. Globally, an estimated 13 million babies are born preterm each year. Newborn deaths now account for more than 42 percent of mortality in children under the age of five, a rise from 37 percent in the year 2000. Additionally, an estimated 3.2 million are stillborn each year, and many of these losses are linked to maternal deaths.

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