This supplement presents a comprehensive multi-country analysis of the changes in newborn care and survival from 2000-2010 and five detailed country case studies in order to better understand the process of taking solutions to scale and how to accelerate progress for reduction of mortality and morbidity.

It was authored by over 60 health experts, mainly from the countries involved, with contributions from an additional 90 experts and coordinated by Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives programme. 

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Africa Fails Her Newborn Children

• Continent Fails Her Newborn Children
• Kangaroo Care Helps Malawi Leap Forward
• New Research Shows How Global Funding Has Missed Key Mark - Newborn Babies
• PHOTOESSAY: Report: A Decade of Change for Newborn Survival
• The Causes of Maternal and Child Deaths
• Tackling Deadliest Diseases for World's Poorest Children Can Yield Huge Gains - Unicef
• Unicef - Treat Pneumonia and Diarrhoea and Save Infants
• Global Report: Preterm Birth Rates Highest in sub-Saharan Africa
• South Sudan Has Fourth Highest Infant Mortality Rate
• Ekiti Speaker Raises Alarm Over Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates
• Routine Immunization for Infants - Still a Battle Royale
• Save Our Children From Unnecessary Death
• Neonatal Mortality Remains a Problem
• Midwives and Nurses Skilled On Infant Mortality Alleviation

Instability Hinders Maternal Health in Africa

• Political Instability Hinders Maternal Health Progress
• Global Recognition for the Country's Maternal Health Intervention
• Call for Quality Services to Pregnant Women
• World Bank Must Re-evaluate its Strategies to Cut Maternal Mortality
• Investing in the Health of Africa's Mothers

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality

• Women and Children the Focus of Achieving MDGs
• Failure to Meet Millennium Development Goals Undermines People's Dignity
• 'Country Will Achieve MDGs Target On Child Mortality Reduction'
• The Nation to Achieve Child Mortality Reduction, Says Jonathan
• Across the Globe, Millions Stand Up, Demanding Action to End Poverty
• Continent's Children to Take Centre Stage At UN Assembly
• World Bank Pledges New Investments to Achieve Development Goals
• U.S. Secretary Kicks Off the 1,000 Days Movement to Fight Child Malnutrition
• More Needed to Meet Development Goals, Says Annan

Kangaroo Care Boosts Preterm Infants' Odds

• VIDEO: Kangaroo Care in Kenya
• PHOTOESSAY: Kangaroo Care Nurtures Infant Survival
• Kangaroo Care Boosts the Odds for Preterm Infants
• Babies in a Pouch - a Hopping Success
• Coping With a Pre-Term Birth
• Projects Aim to Boost Child Brain Development
• Plans to Upgrade 'Kangaroo Mother-Care System'
• Improving the Outlook for Babies in Zanzibar