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WHO recommendations on newborn health

This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others relate to maternal, child and adolescent health....

WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes

The primary audience for this guideline includes health-care professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health-care protocols...

Pocket book of hospital care for children: Second edition

This is the second edition of the Pocket book of hospital care for children. It is for use by doctors, nurses and other health workers who are responsible...

WHO recommendations on Postnatal care of the mother and newborn

The guidelines focus on postnatal care of mothers and newborns in resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries. The critical maternal...

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Kangaroo mother care - Implementation strategy for scale-up adaptable to different country contexts

The KMC implementation strategy targets a broad audience. These include policy-makers and programme managers at national, regional and local levels,...

Kangaroo mother care: a transformative innovation in health care

This document puts forward the joint position and vision of an expert, global, multistakeholder working group on implementing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)...

Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth

Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth looks to the future, setting an ambitious agenda to reduce the burden of preterm birth by addressing factors...

Target product profile for aerosolized surfactant therapy in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome in low- and middle-income countries

Treatment with surfactant improves the survival rate of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome, particularly preterm infants. However, surfactant...

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