| In commemoration of Mother’s Day, Save the Children is
focusing on the 60 million mothers in the developing world who give birth
every year with no professional help and their newborns, many of whom
struggle to live past their first month of life. View
slideshow of moms and newborns around the world. |
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Bolivia: Q&A
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Vietnam: A Success Story |
 Our national advisor on newborn health in
Bolivia says there's work to be done in terms of ending risky practices,
such as feeding newborns tea. Find
out what is being done to educate mothers and save babies in Bolivia.
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 Persuading mothers to breastfeed their
newborns, instead of feeding them sugar water, is saving lives in Vietnam.
Read
more about how a Save the Children program is changing this unhealthy
practice here. |
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| The State of the World's Mothers
2006 report |
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Download the State of the World's Mothers 2006
report for a closer look at the link between the health and survival
of mothers and their babies. Plus find out about some simple, affordable
solutions for saving newborn lives.
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