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Where knowledge transforms newborn lives.

Welcome to the Healthy Newborn Network, where knowledge, innovation, and collaboration intersect to transform the landscape of newborn health worldwide.

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Newborn Data

Newborn Health Statistics

Dive into the data that defines newborn health, explore other critical statistics that impact newborns, and gain insights to drive positive change for all.

17

neonatal mortality rate globally (per 1k)

287K

maternal deaths globally

4.9M

deaths of children under age 5 globally
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Addressing critical knowledge gaps in newborn health - and beyond

Do you have key evidence, learning, or tools related to newborn or maternal health you’d like to elevate? HNN has a rich library of resources, events, and blogs, and we’d like you to make it richer! Help us expand our content library by contributing to current and future knowledge on the health and wellbeing of newborns, mothers, and the families and communities that care for them.

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Key Programs & Highlights

Explore key programs that support newborn health and highlights from our global network.

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Saving Newborn Lives – Newborn Health Legacy Call to Action

Beginning in 2000, Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) was the first newborn health program of its kind, elevating the contribution of Save the Children and its partners in this area.

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Understanding illness and death in newborns and mothers

Understanding where, when, and why newborns and mothers die is critical to preventing and managing illness and death.

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Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit

Ensuring newborns receive proper, timely, and quality care during emergencies is essential.

View Resource Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings Field Guide covers the bottom third of the image, while a photo of two women in head scarfs holding a crying baby in a pink hat is centered. One woman looks to camera. The logo for IAWG is in the top right, and the logos of Save the Children, WHO, and UNICEF are on the bottom.
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Resource

Saving Newborn Lives – Newborn Health Legacy Call to Action

Beginning in 2000, Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) was the first newborn health program of its kind, elevating the contribution of Save the Children and its partners in this area.

View Report A newborn baby in a blue hat looks off camera while holding a hand. Both are of African descent.

Understanding illness and death in newborns and mothers

Understanding where, when, and why newborns and mothers die is critical to preventing and managing illness and death.

View Issue

Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit

Ensuring newborns receive proper, timely, and quality care during emergencies is essential.

View Resource Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings Field Guide covers the bottom third of the image, while a photo of two women in head scarfs holding a crying baby in a pink hat is centered. One woman looks to camera. The logo for IAWG is in the top right, and the logos of Save the Children, WHO, and UNICEF are on the bottom.

Newborn Health Worldwide

Global Challenges, Local Solutions

Explore the diverse challenges and innovative solutions in newborn health across different countries, empowering change on a global scale.

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Bangladesh

3.7K

Maternal deaths in 2020
Pakistan

248.9K

newborn deaths in 2022
Colombia

53%

of under-5 deaths that are newborn in 2022
Nigeria

5 of 163

rank for newborn mortality in 2022
Sweden

22.30%

newborn deaths from prematurity (2021)