Lives in the Balance: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Where you live should not determine if you live; however, this remains the case for millions of women and children around the world. Since 2016, global progress has stagnated on maternal deaths. We are now severely off course in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals target for reducing maternal mortality, which is critically undermining women’s rights. Preterm birth is the single largest cause of death for children under five years of age, accounting for nearly 18 per cent of these deaths, and responsible for more than a third of all neonatal deaths (first month of life).
Building on the energy from IMNHC, and equipped with the latest evidence and data, this dialogue will provide a platform to discuss and commit to practical actions that all partners must take for every mother, baby and child to not only to survive, but thrive throughout the life course.
