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Abstract

An important concern in public health management is neonatal healthcare. Analysing newborn health in South Asia is the aim of this paper. This paper especially looks at the neonatal period of an infant's development, the time from birth to the first 28 days, and the need of giving each newborn the required vaccinations, treatments, and care they could demand. Apart from looking at newborn health and those diseases/problems that afflict children without appropriate care, a closer look will be taken at Southern Asia, where studies reveal almost 75 percent of the global neonatal mortality occur.
A fast-developing discipline in paediatric medicine, neonatal surgery is complex surgical interventions on newborns with congenital anomalies or life-threatening diseases. In India and the larger South Asian setting, a specialized domain is formed not only by medical developments but also by a complex interaction of ethical and legal aspects. Through an interdisciplinary perspective, this paper investigates the several aspects of neonatal surgery, including the changing legal frameworks, the ethical conundrums experienced by medical professionals and families, and the medical practices directing such operations. Particularly in sociocultural varied and economically stratified societies, it critically looks at the regulatory gaps and differences in access, consent, and decision-making. The paper emphasizes the critical need of coherent policies that balance technological potential with human rights and bioethical principles by means of analysis of statutory provisions, court interpretations, and international conventions. The study supports harmonized legal rules and ethical guidelines to guarantee justice, openness, and the best interests of the neonate in surgical decision-making all around South Asia