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Five things to do differently

Listen to Professor Joy Lawn describe what needs to be done in the future to end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths.

We need to act and we need to act differently. This step outlines five actions we should take to end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths.

These five things include:

  • Intentional leadership development
  • Integrated plans, invest for impact
  • Increase the voice of women
  • Implementation with innovation
  • Indicators and metrics.

What do you think your country or the place (eg hospital) that you work in could do differently to reduce newborn deaths and stillbirths? Are there things that you could do?

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Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action

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