What is neonatal tetanus?

Affects babies <1mo: In cultures where tetanus immunization is not common, babies are born without any tetanus protection they would otherwise gain from their mother. If you add this to inconsistant hygene, unsterile tools used at delivery, or the application of dung(in some cultures) to speed the separation of the umbilical cord stump, these babies may acquire tetanus and die in the first month.

See below: Neonatal tetanus is an infection that can occur after birth in rural environments with non-sterile procedures. This happens when dirt get in the umbilicus of a newborn child.