新生儿破伤风是由破伤风杆菌引起的一种急性感染性传染病。解放前本病发病率及病死率都很高,是造成新生儿死亡的最主要原因之一。解放后,由于党和政府对妇女及儿童的关怀,卫生事业不断发展,特别是普遍推行新法接生后,本病发病率已大为降低。在城市及卫生条件较好的地区,本病已甚罕见。但由于刘少奇的反革命修正主义卫生路线的干扰,造成广大农村缺医少药,卫生知识没有很好普及,致本病仍有散在发生,而且在有些地区,还严重威胁着新生儿的 Neonatal tetanus is an acute infectious disease caused by tetanus toxoid. Before the liberation of the disease incidence and mortality are high, is one of the most important causes of neonatal deaths. After the liberation, due to the care of women and children by the party and the government and the continuous development of health undertakings, the incidence of this disease has been greatly reduced, especially after the universal introduction of the new law. The disease is rare in cities and areas where sanitation is good. However, due to the interference of Liu Shaoqi’s counterrevolutionary revisionist sanitation line, which resulted in the lack of adequate medical care in rural areas and the poor prevalence of hygiene knowledge, the disease is still sporadic and in some areas it is a serious threat to the newborn’s