Umbilical cord care may save infants’ lives
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Cleaning umbilical cord stumps with a cheap antiseptic can dramatically reduce newborn deaths in poor countries.The findings are from a study that is the latest in a series showing the chemical chlorhexidine can prevent potentially fatal infections in the first weeks of life....
Source: Futurity.org - Wednesday, 8 February
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