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Ghana's premature babies get help from 'Kangaroo care'

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November 17, 2022

Nearly 15 million babies are born premature every year around the world. In Sub-Saharan Africa, a shortage of incubators means that many mothers rely on alternative ways to give their newborns a fighting chance. A hospital in Ghana has developed a method that's reduced infant deaths by 40%.

Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
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