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Few things are more emotionally traumatic than the death of an infant—especially when it is preventable. In Romania, more than 4,200 babies die each year before their first birthday—most within 24 hours after birth.
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS (IRT) has developed training programs for neonatal and obstetrical specialists. Romanian physicians and nurses are learning critically needed skills for newborn resuscitation and stabilization.
Infant Stabilization Instructor Training is designed to be self-sustainable by selecting and certifying physicians and nurses, who, as newly trained instructors, continue the training of their colleagues.
This program has the potential to prevent as many as 1,700 infant deaths in a single year.

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