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The Small Vulnerable Newborn Series

The Series

The Lancet Series on small vulnerable newborns is a five-article collection exploring the pathways to babies being born “too small” or “too early” and the evidence-based interventions that, if fully implemented, would enhance the survival and health of small vulnerable newborns and benefit babies, mothers, and society.  

On May 9th, 2023, the Series was launched in Cape Town, South Africa, with authors and experts calling for a whole-of-society response to small vulnerable newborns. The time to act is now. Every newborn, family, and society has the right to survive and thrive. Everywhere.

Executive Summary
Published online May 8, 2023

Key findings and recommendations from the authors of the Lancet Series on small vulnerable newborns.

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Small vulnerable newborns – big potential for impact
Paper 1: Published online May 8, 2023
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00354-9
by Per Ashorn et al.
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Small babies, big risks: Global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting
Paper 2: Published online May 8, 2023
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00522-6
by Joy E. Lawn et al.
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Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn
Paper 3: Published online May 8, 2023
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00573-1
by Patricia Hunter et al.
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Evidence-based antenatal interventions to reduce the incidence of small vulnerable newborns and their associated poor outcomes
Paper 4: Published online May 8, 2023
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00355-0

by Robert Black et al.

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The ethical, economic and developmental imperative to prevent small vulnerable newborns and stillbirths: Essential and urgent actions to improve the country and global response
Comment: Published online May 8, 2023
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00721-3
by Abdu Mohiddin et al.
Cover the Lancet: Small Vulnerable newborns

The Series Hub

For a one-point source of the entire five-paper series, access the Lancet Series on small vulnerable newborns hub. Find all the research and evidence-based interventions for enhancing the survival and health of small vulnerable newborns in low- and middle-income countries.

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