1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

Oct 06, 2023, at 11:44 pm

New York: An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday.

No restriction on breastfeeding after Covid-19 vaccination: Centre clears misinformation

May 23, 2021, at 09:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has clarified that breastfeeding is absolutely safe after getting coronavirus vaccine and it should not stop even for a single hour.

Newborns still without approved COVID-19 treatment: Russian Health Ministry Guidelines

Jan 25, 2021, at 03:10 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: There is still no treatment against the coronavirus infection for newborns, according to recommendations for pregnant women released by the Russian Health Ministry.

Severe COVID-19 infection rare in newborns: Study

Nov 11, 2020, at 03:08 pm

Severe COVID-19 infection appears rare in newborn babies, suggests a new study.

New Year’s Day a reminder of need for action to prevent newborn deaths: UNICEF

Jan 01, 2020, at 09:42 am

New York/IBNS: The world will welcome more than 392,000 babies on New Year’s Day, according to estimates from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF

Jan 02, 2019, at 09:09 am

New York, Jan 2 (IBNS): As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be born around the world, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, adding that a quarter will be born in South Asia alone.

Immunity protein at birth reduces likelihood of childhood malaria: Study

Jul 27, 2018, at 04:53 pm

New York, July 27 (IBNS): Newborn babies who were born with high levels of an immune-related protein in their blood cells were less likely to develop malaria throughout their early childhood, new research led by Curtin University has found.