As Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, it is the objective of participating nations to improve the condition of their country by one development goal at a time. In regards to goal four, reducing child mortality and goal five, improving maternal health, there has been an overall improvement, but a slow progression in developing nations in Africa. According to the World Health Organization, contributions to health care for mothers have increased, resulting in better prenatal care for their unborn child. With an increase in education for women on prenatal care and an increase to resources, there can be a larger increase in the accomplishing Millennium Development Goal number four, which can be linked to the decrease in newborn deaths. Educating women on the proper way to care for their offspring, both born and unborn, is a major way to improve the health of youth worldwide. By creating a chain of educated mothers, it is possible to stop the cycle of the death of newborn babies. Although there is an overall decrease in total newborn death, the slow rate in Africa is a concern that needs greater attention. The improvement of reducing newborn death rates is one step closer to accomplishing all of the Millennium Development Goals.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2011/newborn_deaths_20110830/en/index.html
