Queen Dube Consultant Paediatrician Queen Elizabeth Hospital Blantyre Doug Simkiss Associate Professor of Child Health Warwick Medical School University of Warwick Essential and extra new born care

Do the simple things right Most premature babies (>80%) are born between 32 and 37 weeks gestation (moderate / late preterm) and die needlessly for lack of simple essential care such as warmth and feeding support… in many countries, families and health care providers still perceive the deaths of any premature baby as inevitable.

Life saving essential and extra newborn care In groups –identify four important neonatal health risks –describe what can be done to limit this risk for all babies –describe what else can be done to limit this risk for premature infants

Life saving essential and extra newborn care

The following 12 slides are from the WHO document ‘Pregnancy Childbirth, Postpartum and Neonatal care – a guide for essential care’ and will be given to you as handouts. In groups review three of these pages each and compare your practice with this advice. Feedback to the group on your findings