{"id":8391,"date":"2026-02-13T14:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/nurturing-care-for-every-newborn-thematic-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:06:04","slug":"nurturing-care-for-every-newborn-thematic-brief","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/nurturing-care-for-every-newborn-thematic-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing care for every newborn: thematic brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/4792041e-058f-43f4-a69d-fbcc7fb5ff61\/content\" alt=\"Nurturing care for every newborn: thematic brief\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/0823f0ac-32e0-4920-8af3-9949cf5f7ae2\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/0823f0ac-32e0-4920-8af3-9949cf5f7ae2\/content')\">Download <span>(1.9 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<div>This Thematic Brief summarizes why nurturing care is essential for every newborn. It outlines the five components of nurturing care and contains examples of practical\u00a0<span style=\"background-color:initial;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;\">actions to create and strengthen nurturing environments for newborns, including those who are born too soon, small or sick.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The first month of life is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for children<br \/>\nto begin the journey of unlocking<br \/>\ntheir full potential. Policy-makers,<br \/>\nhealth care managers, health care<br \/>\nproviders and parents can lead the<br \/>\ntransformation that is needed for<br \/>\nevery newborn to make the best<br \/>\nstart in life. In this Brief, six case<br \/>\nstudies illustrate what can be done<br \/>\nto create a nurturing environment<br \/>\nand enable caregivers to provide<br \/>\nnurturing care for their newborns,<br \/>\nstarting in the health facility and<br \/>\ncontinuing at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"dynamic-content__accordion\" class=\"dynamic-content__accordion\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\n                             <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-health-and-ageing\/child-health\">Child Health and Development (CHD)<\/a>,                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\n                             <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-health-and-ageing\/newborn-health\">Newborn Health (NBH)<\/a>                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">WHO and UNICEF<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">16<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">ISBN: <\/strong><span>978 92 4 003520 1<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240035201?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (1.9 MB) Overview This Thematic Brief summarizes why nurturing care is essential for every newborn. 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