Parents should be empowered as primary caregivers, says EFCNI’s Chairwoman Silke Mader, featured in the #MNHMovementMaker Campaign for the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference in Cape Town. Read more: imnhc2023.org #IMNCH2023 #Preterm ©imnhc

Vulnerability for newborns is a vicious cycle. We need to break it.

And here is the prize. We can save millions of lives lost to stillbirths and in the newborn period with simple and cheap interventions. What is stopping us?

The reasons we are in an era of de-development for women’s + children’s health: there is no high-level political leadership; there is no high-level UN leadership; the global health financing landscape is more competitive; advocacy has weakened; and accountability has collapsed.

#BornTooSoon poster exhibit on display at #IMNHC2030 - come join launch session 10:45 rooftop terrace to see 8 families stories from around the world. 1 in 10 births are preterm - everyone has a story or knows someone!! Mercy Juma PMNCH

In 2020 an estimated 13.4 million babies were born early, nearly one million of whom died due to complications of preterm birth. Learn more through the United Nations’s #BornTooSoon report: bit.ly/42y8H92

The United Nations's #BornTooSoon report reveals that in 2020, ∼13.4 million babies were born early, nearly 1M of whom died due to complications of preterm birth. Urgent political action & investments are needed to tackle the largest cause of child mortality: bit.ly/42y8H92

New vaccines for Group B Strep & RSV will also play an important role in reducing neonatal deaths.

Bravo Hannah Blencowe & team!

Congrats @josh_vogel ! We’ll deserved!

The best moderator !! Mercy Juma you owned it! #BornTooSoon #IMNHC2023

Nearly 1 in 10 #preterm births worldwide occur in the 10 more fragile and conflict-affected countries, where access to care for women and babies is particularly challenging. For more 👉🏿 borntoosoonaction.org #BornTooSoon AlignMNH World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF UNFPA

9 in 10 babies #BornTooSoon before 28 weeks survive in high-income countries. Only 1 in 10 survive in low-income countries. This is unacceptable, and we can and must change it. Learn more 👉🏿 bit.ly/3pzT6Hl #BornTooSoon #IMNHC2023

Today, we are poised for progress to implement known & cost-effective solutions to prevent #preterm birth & ensure every baby #BornTooSoon can survive & thrive. 👉🏿 bit.ly/3VUdkaN AlignMNH World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF UNFPA

Thank you for your contributions, especially to chapter on rights & respect! So key to this agenda. #BornTooSoon

“Every baby, everywhere has a chance to be born alive, at the right time, and the right size.” ⁦Eurasia Review⁩ oped proposes new motto for #pretermbirth #BornTooSoon ⁦PMNCH⁩ ⁦Prof Joy Lawn⁩ ⁦Mercy Juma⁩ ⁦Anna Gruending⁩ eurasiareview.com/13052023-who-c…

Preterm birth, where babies are born in the first 37 weeks of pregnancy, is now the single largest cause of child mortality, accounting for more than one in five deaths of children under the age of five. Read the United Nations’s #BornTooSoon report to learn more: bit.ly/42y8H92

Third #LivesintheBalance series event highlights the recent data from the #BornTooSoon report 👉 borntoosoonaction.org Preterm birth is flatlining, hindering human potential & country progress. We need intersectoral action to address preterm birth!

FYI: Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth - World Health Organization (WHO). Sadly, most causes of these deaths are preventable and treatable. Track Star Tori Bowie Died in Childbirth nytimes.com/2023/06/13/spo…