Pictures of premature babies

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Advances in treatment at hospitals nationwide have helped save more and more premature infants who are at high risk of mortality.  This improvement is in line with the United Nations' fourth Millennium Development Goal to reduce child mortality rates. “Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, responsible for approximately 1 million deaths in 2015. Three-quarters of these deaths could be prevented with current, cost-effective interventions,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Many hospitals in Vietnam have improved their treatments for low birth-weight babies. Hung Vuong Hospital in HCM City, for instance, has been able to save thousands of premature infants each year. The survival rate of babies born between 24 and 37 weeks of pregnancy is now up to 90 percent. The latest premature infants who were saved by the hospital were … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees increasing survival rate of premature infants

The family of the persons who are prematurely released from prison on conditions must notify the results of their execution of obligations to the People's Committee of the commune or the military unit assigned to manage these people when they are requested; present at the meeting to review operations of the persons who are prematurely released from prison on conditions as requested by the People's Committee of the commune, the military unit assigned to manage that person... … [Read more...] about Premature release of prisoners on conditions: Preventing recidivism, ensuring human rights

"We've named her Quý Báu (pronounced "Qwee-bow"), which means "precious" in Vietnamese," it said, adding François' langurs are native to southern China and northern Vietnam and classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). … [Read more...] about US zoo gives endangered baby langur Vietnamese name

D., a woman living in Da Bac Commune of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Chau Duc District who is the mother of the girl in question, found out about the situation only after hearing a baby’s cry while sleeping at around 4:00 am or 5:00 am on January 3. … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, 15-year-old girl pregnant, gives birth to baby in secret

Truong Sa (Spratlys), a sacred land between the sea and sky, is not only a garrison where soldiers have protected the territorial waters of the country for centuries, it is also the homeland for many people, where many children are born, where love grows with the pride of being Vietnamese people. … [Read more...] about A green picture of countryside at Truong Sa archipelago