Care for newborns and its diverse meanings.

The arrival of a newborn in a family brings with it many worries, together with baby-related tasks to keep family members busy, and sometimes paradoxically withdrawal. Funding from UNICEF enabled us to conduct an original anthropological study in five countries of sub-Saharan Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Togo), studying newborn care from birth to the seventh day of life. We focused on the various kinds of care provided to these babies and on their diverse meanings.

Small for Gestational Age Newborns in French Guiana: The Importance of Health Insurance for Prevention.

Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns have a higher risk of poor outcomes. French Guiana (FG) is a territory in South America with poor living conditions. The objectives of this study were to describe risk factors associated with SGA newborns in FG.

[The newborn in Western and Central Africa: Understanding prior to acting].

The newborn was forgotten by public health programs aiming at reducing Under 5 Mortality in Western and Central Africa until the launch of the "Every Newborn Action Plan" in 2014. If neonatal mortality has significantly decreased in the region since 1990 (-35%), the actual number of newborn deaths has increased due to the slow reduction rate combined with high fertility rates. Stillbirths display the same patterns with rates and numbers as high, doubling the number of viable pregnancies ending with the loss of the fetus and/or newborns.

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The newborn was forgotten by public health programs aiming at reducing Under 5 Mortality in Western and Central Africa until the launch of the "Every Newborn Action Plan" in 2014. If neonatal mortality has significantly decreased in the region since 1990 (-35%), the actual number of newborn deaths has increased due to the slow reduction rate combined with high fertility rates. Stillbirths display the same patterns with rates and numbers as high, doubling the number of viable pregnancies ending with the loss of the fetus and/or newborns.

Improving the quality of maternal and newborn health outcomes through a clinical mentorship program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: study protocol.

Background: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) boasts one of the highest rates of institutional deliveries in sub-Saharan Africa (80%), with eight out of every ten births also assisted by a skilled provider. However, the maternal and neonatal mortality are still among the highest in the world, which demonstrates the poor in-facility quality of maternal and newborn care. The objective of this ongoing project is to design, implement, and evaluate a clinical mentorship program in 72 health facilities in two rural provinces of Kwango and Kwilu, DRC.