Topic: World Health Organization

One in 10 births around world premature: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - One in 10 of the some 130 million births around the world each year is premature, the vast majority in poorer countries where chances of survival are low, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. An article in ...
Report finds nearly 13 million babies worldwide born premature, 1 million dieThey call it kangaroo care: A premature baby nestles skin-to-skin against mom's bare, warm chest. In Malawi, mothers' bodies take the place of too-pricey incubators to keep these fragile newborns alive. ...