Maternal health
Oct 5, 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 …
WHO condemns killings of patients and civilians amid escalating ...
Oct 29, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the reported killing of more than 460 patients and their companions, as well as the abduction of six health workers, on 28 …
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 …
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 maternal and perinatal health guidelines: easier, faster and ...
Apr 9, 2025 · All guidelines on maternal and perinatal health of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now available online on MAGICapp, a dynamic digital platform designed to …
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 …
World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, …
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 …
Maternal Health Unit - World Health Organization (WHO)
Maternal healthThe Maternal Health Unit (MAH) provides leadership for improving maternal and perinatal health and well-being and ending preventable maternal mortality. MAH generates …
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved …
Mar 21, 2025 · This document provides a summary of all WHO recommendations on maternal health based on guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee. The …