Maternal health
Nov 14, 2025 · Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Each stage should be a positive experience, ensuring women and their babies …
WHO and partners launch global guide to advance respectful maternal …
Aug 7, 2025 · Leading global health and development agencies today released a new first-of-its-kind implementation guide to help countries provide respectful, dignified care and eliminate mistreatment …
Maternal Health Unit
The Maternal Health Unit (MAH) provides leadership for improving maternal and perinatal health and well-being and ending preventable maternal mortality. MAH generates programmatic-focused …
Prioritizing respectful care for pregnant women, mothers and babies
Aug 7, 2025 · What does it mean to provide respectful maternal and newborn care? A new Compendium, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Human Reproduction …
WHO calls for global expansion of midwifery models of care
Jun 18, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care - where midwives serve as the main care provider for …
World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging ...
Feb 21, 2025 · Ensuring maternity and newborn care during humanitarian emergencies, like mobile clinics and health posts in Syria and Sudan, where millions of women and babies would otherwise …
Breaking Ground in Maternal Mental Health Care in Nepal
Dec 24, 2024 · Recognizing the stigma and lack of resources surrounding mental health, the hospital began integrating mental health care into its maternity services earlier this year. New mothers …
Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care
Aug 7, 2025 · The purpose of the compendium is to consolidate key evidence, tools and resources to support the practical implementation of respectful maternal and newborn care across different …
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)
Apr 25, 2023 · Each day, about 800 women across the world die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, most of which are preventable or treatable.
Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 7, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on maternal mortality with key facts and providing information on MDG 4, where deaths occur, causes, lack of care and WHO response.