Table 2 Estimated lives saved of premature babies in settings with universal coverage of interventions
From: Born Too Soon: Accelerating actions for prevention and care of 15 million newborns born too soon
| Intervention reaching 95% coverage | Also saves mothers or other babies | By 2015 | By 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Deaths averted | Lives saved | % Deaths averted | Lives saved | ||
| Family planning* | M, SB, N | 24 | 228,000 | 32 | 345,000 |
| Antenatal corticosteroids | N | 40 | 373,000 | 41 | 444,000 |
| Antibiotics for pPRoM | N | 9 | 85,000 | 9 | 101,000 |
| Immediate assessment and simple care of all babies | N | 5 | 44,000 | 5 | 53,000 |
| Neonatal resuscitation | N | 7 | 65,000 | 7 | 77,000 |
| Thermal care | N | 15 | 142,000 | 16 | 171,000 |
| Kangaroo mother care | N | 48 | 452,000 | 48 | 531,000 |
| Interventions implemented together | M, SB, N | 81 | 757,000 | 84 | 921,000 |