{"id":20306,"date":"2018-01-02T12:08:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T11:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=20306"},"modified":"2018-01-02T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T11:08:24","slug":"20210-babies-born-nigeria-january-1-unicef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/20210-babies-born-nigeria-january-1-unicef\/","title":{"rendered":"20,210 Babies Born In Nigeria On January 1 \u2013 UNICEF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigeria would have approximately 20,210 babies born into the country on New Year day, the UN Children\u2019s Fund, UNICEF, said.<\/p>\n

This represents the third largest population of newborns in the world on January 1, 2018.<\/p>\n

UNICEF also said nearly 386,000 babies would be born worldwide on New Year day.<\/p>\n

The agency reported that Kiribati\u2019s Christmas Island in the Pacific would most likely welcome 2018\u2019s first baby while the U.S., its last.<\/p>\n

Globally, over half of these births are estimated to take place in nine countries, according to UNICEF.<\/p>\n

These are: India, 69,070; China, 44,760; Nigeria, 20,210; Pakistan, 14,910; Indonesia, 13,370; United States, 11,280; Democratic Republic of Congo, 9,400; Ethiopia, 9,020; and Bangladesh, 8,370.<\/p>\n

While many babies would survive, some would not make it past their first day, UNICEF said.<\/p>\n

Stefan Peterson, UNICEF\u2019s Chief of Health, said on Monday that the agency was challenging nations around the world to make sure more newborns survive their first days of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis New Year, UNICEF\u2019s resolution is to help give every child more than an hour, more than a day, more than a month \u2013 more than survival,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n

In 2016, an estimated 2,600 children died within the first 24 hours every day of the year, according to the UN agency.<\/p>

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UNICEF said that for almost two million newborns, their first week was also their last.<\/p>\n

In all, 2.6 million children died before the end of their first month, the global children\u2019s agency disclosed.<\/p>\n

UNICEF said more than 80 per cent of the children died from preventable and treatable causes such as premature birth, complications during delivery, and infections like sepsis and pneumonia.<\/p>\n

Mr. Peterson stressed: \u201cWe call on governments and partners to join the fight to save millions of children\u2019s lives by providing proven, low-cost solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past two decades, the world has seen unprecedented progress in child survival, halving the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday to 5.6 million in 2016.<\/p>\n

But in spite of these advances, there has been slower progress for newborns, UNICEF noted; adding, babies dying in the first month account for 46 per cent of all deaths among children under five.<\/p>\n

In February 2018, UNICEF would launch \u2018Every Child Alive,\u2019 a global campaign to demand and deliver affordable, quality health care solutions for every mother and newborn.<\/p>\n

These include a steady supply of clean water and electricity at health facilities, the presence of a skilled health attendant during birth, disinfecting the umbilical cord, breastfeeding within the first hour after birth, and skin-to-skin contact between the mother and child.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now entering the era when all the world\u2019s newborns should have the opportunity to see the 22nd century,\u201d Mr. Peterson added.<\/p>\n

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