Lloyd, Lizel G.De Witt-Jordaan, T.W. (Wilma)2013-10-112013-10-112013-08Lloyd, LG & De Witt, TW 2013,. 'Neonatal mortality in South Africa : how are we doing and can we do better?', South African Medical Journal, vol. 103, no. 8, pp. 518-519.2078-5135 (online)0256-9574 (print)10.7196/SAMJ.7200http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32004Worldwide there has been a call for a two-thirds reduction in childhood mortality by 2015. Unfortunately, Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4) is unlikely to be reached in 2 years' time. Of the 130 million babies born every year, 4 million will die in the first 28 days of life, with the highest risk on the first day of life. The highest rates are in sub-Saharan Africa, where little progress has been made in the last 15 years towards reducing the number of deaths.enHealth and Medical Publishing GroupSouth AfricaNeonatal mortality rate (NMR)Newborn infants -- MortalityArticle