{
  "id": 3474432,
  "title": "Maternity care improvements linked to fewer stillbirths and newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/maternity-care-improvements-linked-to-fewer-stillbirths-and-newborn",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-maternity-linked-stillbirths-newborn-deaths.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A combination of training, quality improvement and leadership support in hospitals across four countries in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to fewer stillbirths and deaths among newborns during the first 24 hours of life, according to a study led by Karolinska Institutet and published in Nature Medicine.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}