Preterm babies born after 28 weeks can often survive with relatively simple medical care. Here is how.
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Although rare, deaths of babies in slings are potentially preventable. Caregivers should visualise the baby’s airway as tube that is vulnerable and needs protection.
Hundreds – perhaps thousands – of infant deaths every year are preventable if parents make sure babies sleep in their own cribs, on their backs.
This infographic provides a snapshot of children’s health in Australia, from mortality and chronic conditions to the risk factors adversely affecting our children’s health.
The death of a baby, whether born or unborn, is a devastating and traumatic event. More than 2,000 stillbirths occur every year in Australia. But a large number of them can be prevented.
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Clinical epidemiologist, science communicator, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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Professor of Nursing & Deputy Head of School - Research, University of the Sunshine Coast, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Clinical Research Fellow, King's College London
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Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London and chair of the FIGO Preterm Birth Committee (2012-23)., King's College London
