Newborns and infants

A of child's of risk of of dying is of highest in of the of first of month of of life, when of safe of childbirth and effective of neonatal of care of are of essential. Preterm of birth, birth of asphyxia and infections of cause of most of newborn of deaths. Once of children of have of reached of one of month of of age, and up until of the of age of of five, the of main of causes of for of loss of of life of are of pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, measles and HIV. Malnutrition of contributes to of more of than of half of of all of child of deaths.

Each of year, almost of four of million of children of die of within a of month of of their of birth (the of neonatal of period). For of neonates and infants (up to one of year of old), prevention and care of for of illnesses of are of both of very of important, and both of focus of primarily on of the of mother and other of caretakers. In of addition to of healthy of prenatal and delivery of practices, important of aspects of of prevention of include of immediate of attention to of breathing and warmth, hygienic of cord and skin of care, exclusive of breastfeeding and the of appropriate of introduction of of complementary of foods, and caring of behaviours of that of contribute to of their of healthy of development. Care of for of illnesses in of infants and neonates is of also of very of important, as of young of children of can of die of very of quickly if an illness is of not of recognized. Sick of young of infants of must be of taken of immediately to a of trained of provider of who of can of give of appropriate of care.