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Insights - Training Courses to Improve Access to Healthcare and Support for Mothers and Children
The Association of Independent Midwives (AMI), with support from UNICEF Romania, has established the ‘Grijă de Mamă’ (Caring for Mothers) Network that brings together maternal and neonatal care specialists, ensuring they are equipped with essential resources to enhance the quality of care and services provided to ...
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Competency verification toolkit
In 2018, WHO (World Health Organization) and UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) released new Implementation guidance for the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in which revisions to the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Ten Steps) are described. The Ten Steps serve as the foundation to the ...
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Analysis report of children immunisation in 11 counties in Romania
In order to achieve the goal envisaged in the project ”Strengthening health systems for immunisation monitoring and planning”, it was necessary to map the local mechanisms for monitoring the vaccination activity in order to identify the existence of risk factors that may jeopardize achieving values of vaccination ...
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7 questions about babies every new parent asks: Mini Parenting Master Class
New parents have thousands of questions about how to give their baby the best start in life. We put some of the most searched for ones to Professor Frank Oberklaid, Director of the Centre for Community Child Health at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne and all-round baby expert. Loading...
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How to provide first psychological aid to a child
The child's psyche, which is at the epicenter of hostilities, is constantly under negative influence. Every child who has witnessed hostilities is considered injured. Given the current circumstances not everyone has the opportunity to seek professional help, it is the parents who need to provide the child with fir...
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Childcare in high-income countries report: Romania ranks high on maternity leave, but low on early childhood education and care access
BUCHAREST, 18 June 2021 - Even before the COVID-19 crisis some of the world’s richest countries were failing to offer comprehensive childcare solutions to all families, and in some instances, this reflected their policy priorities rather than available resources, reveals a new report of UNICEF Office of Research –...
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How to talk to your child about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything you’re hearing about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) right now. It’s also understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. Children might find it difficult to understand what they are seeing online or on TV – or hearing from other people – so they can be par...
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One child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds, agencies warn
Bucharest (11 th November 2019) - Pneumonia claimed the lives of more than 800,000 children under the age of five last year, or one child every 39 seconds, according to a new analysis. Most deaths occurred among children under the age of two, and almost 153,000 within the first month of life. [1] Last year in Roma...