Save the Children's Newborn Health Program Q&A Is it true babies are not named until they are a month old in some countries? Why is Save the Children saving newborn lives? Find the answers to these questions and others like it. Read More. Newborns at Greatest Risk Among all children, newborns have the highest risk of death, and yet most newborn deaths could be prevented. Save the Children works to improve the health care of mothers and newborns in developing countries to reduce newborn deaths. Read More. Essential Elements A package of health care interventions can have a signficant impact on newborn and maternal mortality. Find out what Save the Children considers the essential elements of newborn care. Read More. Opportunities The report, Opportunities for Africa's Newborns, is a call to action that highlights the opportunities available to save the lives of 1.16 million newborns that die every year in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More.