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UNICEF parenting

Bringing together some of the world’s leading baby experts to help parents give their children the best start in life

03/08/2018

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A father from the start

With the help of family-friendly policies, couples in Cuba break gender norms by sharing parenting responsibilities

06/06/2019

A health worker looks on as a new mother holds her baby to her chest, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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World not delivering quality maternal health care to poorest mothers - UNICEF

Millions of mothers at risk due to prohibitive health care costs, lack of access to services and skilled professionals, and child marriage

03/06/2019

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1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweight - The Lancet Global Health, UNICEF, WHO

Progress is also slow in high-income countries including the UK, Finland, France, Germany, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.

15/05/2019

Mother Bayarmaa with her baby Uuriintsolmon (2 weeks)

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We can end preventable newborn deaths in our lifetime

05/05/2019

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1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services – UNICEF, WHO

02/04/2019

Maryana Dzuba, 9, receives her first dose of MMR vaccine on 21 February 2019 in the medical centre of the Lapaivka village school, Lviv region, Ukraine,

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Alarming global surge of measles cases a growing threat to children – UNICEF

Ten countries accounted for approximately three-quarters of the total increase in measles in 2018, including significant outbreaks in Brazil, Madagascar, the Philippines, Ukraine, and Yemen

28/02/2019

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New Year’s Babies: Over 395,000 children will be born worldwide on New Year’s Day - UNICEF

As the calendar turns to 2019, UNICEF calls on nations to meet every newborn’s right to health and survival

31/12/2018

Registered nurse, Miriam Nampil, 55 years, vaccinates the first baby with a commercial drone delivered vaccine. Baby Joy Nowai, one month old, receives vaccines BCG to prevent tuberculosis and Hepatitis B.

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Child given world’s first drone-delivered vaccine in Vanuatu - UNICEF

With 1 in 5 children in the remote Pacific island nation not fully immunized, UNICEF partners with the Government on first-ever commercial contract to deliver vaccines by drone

18/12/2018

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Nearly 30 million sick and premature newborns in dire need of treatment every year

Global coalition calls for better care and stronger legislation to save babies on the brink of death

13/12/2018

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