The reduction of maternal and child mortality, which has halved worldwide in the past two decades, is considered one of the greatest successes of the Millennium Development Goals programme.¹ However, the number of neonatal deaths has remained unacceptably high, with an estimated 2·9 million deaths every year (44% of all deaths in children younger than 5 years, worldwide).² In 2012, the most common causes of neonatal death globally were preterm-birth complications, intrapartum-related conditions, and infections.

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解决新生儿败血症中的抗菌素耐药性

在过去的二十年中，全世界降低了一半的孕产妇和儿童死亡率被认为是千年发展目标方案最大的成功之一。¹然而，新生儿死亡人数仍然高得令人难以接受，估计每年有2到900万死亡（占全世界5岁以下儿童死亡总数的44％）。² 2012年，全球新生儿死亡的最常见原因是早产并发症，与分娩有关的疾病和感染。