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Reducing Global Neonatal Mortality Is Possible

Author(s) -

Ola Didrik Saugstad

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

neonatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399

H-Index - 84

eISSN - 1661-7819

pISSN - 1661-7800

DOI - 10.1159/000320332

Subject(s) - neonatal mortality , infant mortality , medicine , low birth weight , asphyxia , millennium development goals , pediatrics , child mortality , global health , health care , developing country , population , environmental health , public health , pregnancy , economic growth , nursing , biology , economics , genetics

The global neonatal mortality of 28/1,000 live births is unacceptably high. Furthermore, the huge difference in mortality between high- and low-income countries and regions is presently one of the most burning human rights issues. The decline in neonatal mortality has been slow and is a main reason the Millennium Development Goal 4 does not seem to have been reached.

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