Standardized formal resuscitation training likely reduces neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries compared to no training or basic training
A Simple Training Program Is Saving Newborn Lives in Poor Countries
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized trials involving over 528,000 newborns in low- and middle-income cou…
A simple training program for newborn resuscitation cuts 24-hour infant death rates by 27% in low- and middle-income countries, according to…
AMR strategies in LMIC newborns reduce antibiotic use and mortality in meta-analysis
Strategies to reduce antibiotic resistance may lower infection risks in newborns in low-income countries
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 facility-based studies in LMICs found that strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance, includ…
Strategies to curb antibiotic resistance in newborns in low-income countries lower infection risks and reduce overall mortality.
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Self-reported racial discrimination associated with postpartum depression and low birth weight in pregnant women
Discrimination Linked to Baby's Low Weight and Mom's Mood
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,473,417 participants assessed associations between self-reported interpersonal racial discrimi…
Experiencing racism during pregnancy is a serious health risk that doctors must address to keep moms and babies safe.
Oral polio vaccine and behavioral information versus no vaccine in adults over 50 years of age
Old Vaccine Might Help Stop COVID
This Phase 4 randomized trial evaluated the effect of oral polio vaccine plus behavioral information compared with no vaccine in 3,729 perso…
An old polio vaccine pill given to adults in Guinea-Bissau might protect older people from severe coronavirus illness and death.