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Our site: www.healthynewbornnetwork.org Every year, 2.9 million newborns die, accounting for more than 40 percent of all deaths among children under age 5.
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Online knowledge platform dedicated to identifying, curating, and disseminating critical evidence and insights on the health and wellbeing of newborns and the families and communities that care for them. Most of these newborn deaths occur during childbirth or in the days thereafter, when skilled care is usually absent. But newborns face a brighter future - we know what works to save these lives. H

NN is an effort to address critical gaps in newborn health by improving access to key resources, information and knowledge. We provide a platform for discussion and interaction on a vast range of newborn and maternal health topics. We are a partnership of organizations and individual members committed to improving newborn health around the world.

02/28/2025

HNN is proud to be the leading, evidence-based knowledge platform for those working to ensure that newborns survive and thrive. Our commitment to newborn and maternal health drives everything we do.

We do not exist in a vacuum. Like many of our peer organizations and colleagues, we have been affected by changes in the global health funding environment. While we are not going away, we will not be adding new content nor posting on social media for the foreseeable future. HNN will not change - all the data, resources, and knowledge you need will still be accessible and available. We just won't be adding anything for a while.

Feel free to submit content (https://ow.ly/HavA50V8BQW) or tag us in posts, we'll review them when we are back.

In solidarity,
The HNN Team

Do you have key evidence, learning, or tools related to newborn health you’d like to elevate? HNN has a rich library of resources, events, blogs, and news, and we’d like you to make it richer! Help us expand our content library by contributing to current and future knowledge on newborn health. P...

02/27/2025

Adolescents are so often left out of maternal health programming, despite desperately high rates of adolescent pregnancy around the world. In Nepal, a new program from Save the Children US hopes to address these gaps. Learn more here!

Picture a pregnant mother, or a mother of a young child. What comes to your mind? What support does she need from her partner, family and community? What questions and concerns does she have? And—this is important—how old is she? Often, we assume that a mother is an adult with a loving spouse an...

02/24/2025

Children born today will face increased threats from climate change and climate-related disasters. Prioritizing their health and protecting their rights is crucial to ensure a resilient, healthy future. Learn more in this policy brief from

The climate crisis is a critical child rights issue, with children disproportionately affected despite contributing the least to the problem. Research shows that children today will face significantly more extreme weather events than previous generations.

01/23/2025

Need a refresher on the end of 2024? Check out our newsletter recapping some of the MNH highlights from the last three months. Don't forget to subscribe to receive HNN updates directly to your inbox!

Happy New Year! This edition of the newsletter includes highlights from the fourth quarter of 2024. We shared resources on networks of care for maternal and newborn health (MNH), World Prematurity Day, respiratory care, and stillbirths. We have also included highlights of events to come in Q1 of 202...

01/21/2025

Signal functions are crucial tools for identifying a facility's ability to care for women and newborns in distress. Researchers used signal functions for post-abortion care to measure quality of care in seven countries. Read more about their findings here 👉

Background: Abortion-related complications significantly contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Post-abortion care (PAC) services are essential to safeguarding women’s rights by substantially mitigating the health risks associated with abortions – a step which is fundamental to...

01/15/2025

Join FIGO on Jan 22nd for a discussion on preconception health and wellbeing, an often under-looked element of prenatal care and sexual health. Register here -->

The preconception period is a critical "window of opportunity" to prevent maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality.

01/10/2025

Do you work in emergencies? Do you feel capable of implementing infant and young child feeding programs in emergencies (IYCF-E)? Whether you are starting from scratch or need a refresher, Save the Children US's IYCF-E curriculum can help build your capacity and the capacity of your teams!

Save the Children (SC) has developed the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Training Curriculum for Programme Managers (also known as the “IYCF-E Curriculum”).

01/07/2025

Quality medical care requires appropriate and quality health commodities. This comprehensive, consolidated list of maternal and newborn health commodities from the World Health Organization (WHO) can help streamline care and align stakeholders across the health system.

The list of key World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended maternal and newborn health commodities as of 2024.

12/31/2024

We've got a few resolutions for 2025. What do you think of our list? Let us know in the comments if you'd add anything, and what you're leaving behind in the new year.

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- Digital downloads
- Podcasts
- Charts and data
- LinkedIn and Bluesky
- Integration

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- Printed documents
- Webinars
- Long reports
- X
- Siloes

12/19/2024

World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance on managing severe bacterial infections in young infants. Excitedly, they include recommendations for community-based care, ensuring alignment with other care recommendations. Read more ➡️https://ow.ly/l4YK50Uujhu

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidelines for the management of infants aged 0-59 days with serious bacterial infections.

12/12/2024

Fathers grieve pregnancy loss and stillbirths, but are often sidelined in the grieving process. In this blog, healthy coping mechanisms, such as sports, are explored. Read more here ➡️

Many fathers experience deep sorrow following stillbirth and neonatal death, an impact which is less talked about or acknowledged than the impact on mothers.

12/10/2024

Health is a human right. All people deserve to live a full, healthy life. This , we reaffirm our commitment to supporting health for all, including newborns, their mothers, and the families and communities that care for them.

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Every year, 2.6 million newborns die, accounting for more than 45 percent of all deaths among children under age 5. Most of these newborn deaths occur during childbirth or in the days thereafter, when skilled care is usually absent. But newborns face a brighter future - we know what works to save these lives. HNN is an effort to address critical gaps in newborn health by improving access to key resources, information and knowledge. We provide a platform for discussion and interaction on a vast range of newborn and maternal health topics. We are a partnership of organizations and individual members committed to improving newborn health around the world.