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Malian infants have low birth weights, linked to inadequate maternal care, malnutrition and endemic poverty.
UNICEF

New UN-backed report calls for action to prevent millions of preterm births

2 May 2012
Some 15 million babies worldwide – more than one in ten births – are born too early, according to a new United Nations-backed report, released today, which calls for steps such as ensuring the requisite medicines and equipment and training health staff to promote child survival.
Children in Viet Nam

UN report warns of danger in hike in numbers of baby boys born in Viet Nam

10 September 2009
The number of boys born in Viet Nam has spiked in recent years compared to girls, a new United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) study reported, warning of the risky consequences if the trend continues.

UNICEF highlights plight of millions of babies lacking birth registration

4 June 2002
In a major new study released today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that millions of babies go unregistered at birth, and as such they have no official identity, recognized name or nationality.