REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Stillbirths, Maternal and Neonatal Deaths
Ian Askew, for the World Health Organization (WHO), presented three publications launched today by WHO on the issues of stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths. Every year, he said, 2.6 million babies were stillborn, 2.7 million babies died within the first 28 days of life, and over 300,000 women…