ISLAMABAD: Every year, an estimated 15 million babies - one in 10 - are born before full-term of the pregnancy is completed; preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death for children under the age of five. The global community this year on World Prematurity Day, is focusing on the theme ‘Together for Babies Born Too Soon - Caring For the Future’ as reports have suggested that 5 to 18pc births in most countries are premature. Albeit, in Pakistan, collaborative efforts during the last five years have contributed towards reducing new born mortality from 55 to 42 deaths per 1,000 live births, loss of precious lives is unacceptable and a matter of national concern. “Active involvement with long, direct periods of care and the physical and emotional closeness of baby and parents during birth, delivery and hospitalisation can have great benefits on the short and long-term health of the baby,” Aida Girma, United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) representative in Pakistan has hi
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