A global educational program in neonatal resuscitation
, WHY
HELPING
BABIES
BREATHE?
, Birth asphyxia: leading cause of death
in full-term newborns in low resource
settings
1990: 5.1 million neonatal deaths
2015: 2.7 million neonatal deaths
~25% due to asphyxia
97% of neonatal deaths are occur in low
and middle income countries Source: WHO, 2015
, EARLY NEONATAL DEATHS
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, WHY
HELPING
BABIES
BREATHE?
, Birth asphyxia: leading cause of death
in full-term newborns in low resource
settings
1990: 5.1 million neonatal deaths
2015: 2.7 million neonatal deaths
~25% due to asphyxia
97% of neonatal deaths are occur in low
and middle income countries Source: WHO, 2015
, EARLY NEONATAL DEATHS
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