**5. The medical and socio-economic challenges while caring for preterm newborns at the community level**

Developing countries can reduce their neonatal mortality rates significantly by offering appropriate care to preterm neonates through regular breast feeding, optimum body temperature maintenance, cord, and skin care, as well as early detection and treatment of infections. However, multiple technical, social, and economic challenges exist which might render these elements of care difficult at the community level.
