When mothers have healthy pregnancies, and when children thrive, the positive benefits last a lifetime.”
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她还呼吁代表们更多关注新生儿。
She also called on delegates to pay more attention to newborn babies.
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尽管全球在减少五岁以下儿童死亡人数的工作上取得了显著进展，但新生儿死亡率的下降依然较慢。
Although there has been remarkable global progress in reducing the number of children dying before their fifth birthday, neonatal mortality rates have declined at a slower pace.
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卫生大会将在本周晚些时候讨论一项新的新生儿行动计划。
The Health Assembly will discuss a new action plan for newborns later this week.
Ms Gates and other panelists at today’s technical briefing discussed quality of care around childbirth, and its potential to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths, generating a “triple return on investment”.