Calling attention to experiences of care for hospitalized newborns and young children to improve newborn and child survival

Over the last decade, progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths has stagnated. Recent global estimates indicate a combined 4.5 million deaths in 2020, including 0.29 million maternal deaths, 1.9 million stillbirths, and 2.3 million newborn deaths, with a majority occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Southern Asia. Unless drastic changes are made, more than 60 countries will not meet their SDG targets by 2030. (author introduction)