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Applying an equity lens to child health and mortality: more of the same is not enough

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In developing countries, a mother’s death inchildbirth means that her newborn will almostcertainly die and that her older children are morelikely to suffer from disease.Moreover, whenmothers are malnourished, ill, or receive inade-quate care, their newborns face a higher risk ofdisease and premature death.9 Almost one-quar-ter of newborns in developing countries are bornlow birth weight, largely due to their mothers’poor health and nutritional status, which resultsin increased vulnerability to infection and a high-er risk of developmental problems.The quality of care that both mother andnewborn receive during pregnancy, at delivery,and in the early postnatal period is essential toensuring women remain healthy and...
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