He was speaking at a program marking the World Prematurity Day 2019, at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) yesterday, organized by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This can be achieved within two years if everyone associated with the health sector discharges their duties. In this regard, round the clock labor and delivery service for the pregnant and expectant mother will be provided at all government hospitals in the country." A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery. More than 80% of the world’s 2.5 million newborns who die every year are low birthweight because they are either born preterm and/or small for gestational age.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 17, 2019 17:37 UTC