WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 fewer babies died before celebrating their first birthday between 2007 and 2008, and many of them had the benefit

Just days before Mother’s Day, the Save the Children foundation released their 13th annual ranking of the best and worst countries to be a mom.

A new study, “Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth,” reports that 15 million babies are born preterm, more than 1 million die as a result of being born early, and three-quarters of the babies could be saved if cost-effective interventions were made.

Canada's ranking in international child health indexes would dramatically improve if measurements were standardized.

A large regional hospital in Ghana saw a reduction in maternal and infant deaths after continuous quality improvement (QI) initiatives were put into place through a collaborative partnership.