Maternal health - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 reach …
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 …
WHO and partners launch global guide to advance respectful …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Many pregnancy-related complications going undetected and …
Mar 8, 2025 · The findings highlight the need to strengthen key aspects of maternity care, including antenatal services that detect risks early in pregnancy and prevent severe …
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a …
Mar 30, 2022 · This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and …
Meeting women’s emotional, psychological and clinical needs …
Aug 20, 2020 · Optimal intrapartum care essential for women and babiesAs more women around the world are encouraged to choose to give birth in health facilities, it isessential that their right …
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.
A call to safeguard maternal and newborn health for migrants
Apr 7, 2025 · On World Health Day 2025, the United Nations Network on Migration (UNNM), with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a member of its Executive Committee, reaffirms its …