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 | ||
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 |  | % 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 |