Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every Premature Newborn during Covid – 19

Abstract

All Preemies are born fighters but they cannot do it alone. They need her, they need him, they need them and they need you to breathe to grow and to thrive. Together we can help them face the toughest challenges. To address the needs of preterm newborns and optimize their chances to survive and thrive, health systems must be strengthened and transformed at every level. This must be accompanied by the transformation of social, economic and legal institutions. Visionary strategies and frameworks with appropriate care, a large proportion of preterm newborns could survive and thrive without major complications but only when health system gaps are addressed. Functional health systems are required for the provision of quality in-patient care for these newborns, just as they are for essential childbirth and newborn care and emergency obstetric care.