Editing Infant mortality (section)

====Infectious diseases====
Babies born in low- to middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia are at the highest risk of neonatal death. Bacterial infections of the bloodstream, lungs, and the brain's covering ([[meningitis]]) are responsible for 25% of neonatal deaths worldwide. Newborns can acquire infections during birth from bacteria present in the birth canal, the person may not be aware of the infection, or they may have an untreated [[pelvic inflammatory disease]] or a [[sexually transmitted disease]]. These bacteria can also move up the vaginal canal into the amniotic sac surrounding the baby causing in utero transmission. Maternal blood-borne infection is another route of bacterial infection. Neonatal infection is more likely with the [[premature rupture of the membranes]] (PROM) of the amniotic sac.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Chan GJ, Lee AC, Baqui AH, Tan J, Black RE |date=August 2013 |title=Risk of early-onset neonatal infection with maternal infection or colonization: a global systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=PLOS Medicine |volume=10 |issue=8 |pages=e1001502 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001502 |pmc=3747995 |pmid=23976885 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Seven out of ten childhood deaths are due to infectious diseases like [[acute respiratory infection]], [[diarrhea]], [[measles]], and [[malaria]]. Acute respiratory infections such as [[pneumonia]], [[bronchitis]], and [[bronchiolitis]] account for 30% of childhood deaths; 95% of pneumonia cases occur in the developing world. Diarrhea is the second-largest cause of childhood mortality in the world, while malaria causes 11% of childhood deaths. Measles is the fifth-largest cause of childhood mortality.<ref name="Andrews" /><ref name="Nussbaum">{{Cite book |title=Creating Capabilities |vauthors=Nussbaum M |publisher=The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-674-05054-9}}</ref>