Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth
Abstract
Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth. The report shows the extent to which preterm birth is on the rise in most countries, and is now the second leading cause of death globally for children under five, after pneumonia.
Addressing preterm birth is now an urgent priority for reaching Millennium Development Goal 4, which calls for the reduction of child deaths by two-thirds by 2015. This report shows that rapid change is possible and identifies priority actions for everyone. Born Too Soon proposes actions for policy, programs and research by all partners – from governments to NGOs to the business community – that if acted upon, will substantially reduce the toll of preterm birth, especially in high-burden countries.
Citation
Howson, C.P.; Kinney, M.V.; Lawn, J.E. (Editors). Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (2012) 126 pp. ISBN 978 92 4 150343 3
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