the new threat posed by superbugs
By Kamala ThiagarajanFeatures correspondent
Money Sharma/AFP/Getty ImagesThe risk of sepsis in newborn babies is higher if basic hygiene measures, such as washing hands, are not taken (Credit: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images)Has the over-use of antibiotics created a deadly risk to newborns? Kamala Thiagarajan investigates the hidden health crisis devastating families around the world – and the solutions that could stop it.
When Mukta's baby boy was born in December 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, it quickly became clear to doctors that he needed emergency care.
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