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 …
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 …
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 …
Maternity protection: Compliance with international labour standards
Maternity protection is a composite indicator that is included in the Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework; it is currently defined as whether the country has maternity protection laws or regulations …
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 …
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.
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.
Meeting women’s emotional, psychological and clinical needs during ...
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 to a …
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.