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 their full potential for health and well-being.
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being.
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world. “While pregnancy should be a time of immense ...
This document provides a summary of all WHO recommendations on maternal health based on guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee. The summary includes promotion, prevention and prevention of maternal complications during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal periods as well as management of maternal complications. Each summary includes the recommendations as well as what is not ...
Post-Bulletin: Culturally specific maternal health care for Black and Indigenous women key to reducing harm for birther and child
Culturally specific maternal health care for Black and Indigenous women key to reducing harm for birther and child
WABI-TV: Downeast Community Partners to end its Maternal & Child Health program
DOWNEAST, Maine (WABI) - Parents in Downeast Maine will have to find an alternative solution for maternal and mental care. Downeast Community Partners will end its Maternal and Child Health Program on ...