Down syndrome accounts for 8 % of all congenital anomalies. It is related to maternal age, which generally increased in Europe during the study period, with large differences in European regions. The total prevalence of Down syndrome for 10 000 births increased from 16 in 1990 to 23 in 2015. The...
In 2015, 303,000 women died due to causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, 2.7 million babies died before the age of 1 month, and 2.6 million were stillborn. While improvements in maternal and newborn health (MNH) have been achieved since 1990, more progress needs to be made in the years to c...
In 2015, 303,000 women died due to causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, 2.7 million babies died before the age of 1 month, and 2.6 million were stillborn. Ensuring that scalable solutions are researched in a timely way – whether they be clinical innovations, or health systems approaches – ...
