Continuing the Newborn Health and Survival Conversation #Newborn2013

A premature baby is shown in the postnatal ward at Cama Hospital, a major hospital for women and children, in Mumbai, India. UN Photo/Mark Garten

April 15 will kick off the first Global Conference on Newborn Health. Leading up to the mid-April conference sponsors (@mchipnet, @gatesfoundation @unicef, @savethechildren and @usaid) along with supporters (@jhpiego, @jsihealth, @laerdalmedical) will share newborn health and survival facts via Twitter.

Additionally, Dr. Gary Darmstadt (@gdarmsta), Director of the Family Health Division of the Gates Foundation, will keynote the conference and will tweet daily newborn health information as well. You can follow the conversation and share tweets at #newborn2013. You can also watch the livestream of the conference which will take place in South Africa at www.oneworld.org/newborn2013.

Nearly 3 mil newborns wont make it to their 1st bday #Newborn2013 will speed up scale up of effective interventions pic.twitter.com/FcmCUGSnWo
— AlignMNH (@alignmnh) April 1, 2013

Ghana pioneering in smart use of data and ICT to save maternal and newborn lives, http://t.co/JKz2rply2S #newborn2013
— Gary L Darmstadt (@gdarmsta) March 29, 2013

No baby is born to die yet 3 million a year don't make it past 28 days of life. Solutions exist to save them: #Newborn2013
— AlignMNH (@alignmnh) March 31, 2013

6 surprising facts about saving #newborns in 2013: http://t.co/4nYJRMQKYc #newborns2013
— Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) March 23, 2013

We must go beyond the health clinic & mother-centric care 2 reach #newborns in traditional communities: http://t.co/tebzOGx8k4 #Newborn2013
— PMNCH (@PMNCH) March 28, 2013

3M newborns die each yr from preventable causes. Leaders gathering in April #Newborn2013. You can participate online pic.twitter.com/7B0bK38Udx
— AlignMNH (@alignmnh) March 26, 2013

Millions of babies can be saved with easy to use, low-cost methods. Get involved with #Newborn2013 http://t.co/kNB7WBP97d via @MCHIPnet
— JSI | Better health outcomes. For all. (@JSIhealth) March 28, 2013

Cultural practices must be considered when designing interventions for newborn health @gdarmsta #Newborn2013 http://t.co/HrYrpKqC4S
— Healthy Newborn Network (HNN) (@HealthyNewborns) March 28, 2013

Globally, 43% of deaths of children under 5 yrs old are newborns. No baby is born to die! #Newborn2013 @gatesfoundation @HealthyNewborns
— AlignMNH (@alignmnh) March 28, 2013

Read more about the Global Newborn Health Conference at www.newborn2013.com and continue to follow the conversation at #newborn2013.