FORUM: The @NEST360org program @ifakarahealth alongside NEST360 country teams from Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, UK and US meet in Dar from June 14-16, 2022 to discuss how to maximize the impact of NEST360 by June 2030 and beyond. https://t.co/5fY2rvdecA #IfakaraEvents
#Stillbirths
2 mill per year
Catastrophic for women + families
Stigma + blame yet most are preventable with #quality care in pregnancy + at birth
Flotation test (if baby lungs inflated) is not reliable to distinguish stillbirth vs liveborn. Liveborn may not have breathed..#HBB
“Reducing barriers for women to receive qualified obstetric care, reducing inequalities in care utilization and supporting midwives to provide high-quality care are of the utmost importance”
https://t.co/yZuH2bcnp8
The study also showed that more stillborn babies were born - up from 14 for every 1,000 live births at the beginning of lockdown to 21 per 1,000 in May.
Government should take note, monitor real-time essential services coverage levels, and be prepared to modify restrictions to enable women to again access timely and quality maternal health services. @mohpnep
Very sad news to global health, results from Nepal study @LancetGH
https://t.co/9nzjDM0DDe
Institutional birth reduced by 50%;
Neonatal mortality increased by 3-fold;
COVID-19 pandemic EFFECT
We are at the verge of losing the progress made in last 20 years!!
Alarming call!!
Urgent need exists to protect access to high quality intrapartum care & prevent excess deaths for most vulnerable health system users during this pandemic period.
#COVID19#MaternalHealth#NewbornHealth@UnlockingSDGs
An urgent need exists to protect access to high quality intrapartum care and prevent excess deaths for the most vulnerable health system users during this pandemic period.