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Community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality, and lower rates of maternal depression-provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programmes are appropriately designed. These are the conclusions of two Articles, published Online First in The Lancet. Participatory women’s groups have shown promise in trials in Nepal, reducing neonatal mortality by about one-third…

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