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 …
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 …
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 …
Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN ...
Apr 7, 2025 · Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of major …
Baby-friendly hospital initiative training course for maternity staff ...
Aug 5, 2020 · The Participant's manual contains summarized information for the sessions along with the session slides. It also includes copies of worksheets, checklists, and job aids for the clinical sessions …
World Health Day 2025: explore free courses to enhance maternal and ...
Mar 10, 2025 · Explore the WHO Academy's free courses on maternal and newborn health, which is the theme of World Health Day 2025.
Promoting healthy pregnancy - World Health Organization (WHO)
Promoting healthy pregnancy Antenatal care - regular contact with skilled health personnel during pregnancy - is a core component of maternity care, grounded in a human rights-based approach.