Infant Deaths Drop After Midwives Undergo Inexpensive Training

According to an article in the New York Times, a study published in the journal of Pediatrics has shown that a small pilot project that focused on training midwives in Zambia program was cost-effective and saved approximately 97 infants at a cost of $208 per life. Midwives at 18 Zambian clinics were taught a basic course in newborn care and covered simple interventions like cleaning and warming a newborn.

The study was paid for by the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.