Documents on childbirth
Key documents
2013
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Preconception care to reduce maternal and childhood mortality and morbidity
Meeting report and packages of interventions: WHO HQ, February 2012
2012
2011
2010
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Facts for life
Fourth edition
2009
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Counselling for maternal and newborn health care
A handbook for building skills -
Mainstreaming adolescent pregnancy in the work of the World Health Organization
Report of the Expert Group meeting
2008
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Managing eclampsia
Midwifery education module 5 -
Managing postpartum haemorrhage
Midwifery education module 2 -
Managing prolonged and obstructed labour
Midwifery education module 3 -
Managing puerperal sepsis
Midwifery education module 4 -
MPS Notes: adolescent pregnancy
Volume 1, No.1
2007
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WHO recommended interventions for improving maternal and newborn health
Integrated management of pregnancy and childbirth
2006
- Impact on economic growth of investing in maternal–newborn health
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Making a difference in countries: Strategic approach to improving maternal and newborn survival and health
Ensuring skilled care for every birth -
Midwifery education modules
Education material for teachers of midwifery -
Obstetric fistula
Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development -
Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage by active management of third stage of labour
MPS technical update - The costs of maternal–newborn illness and mortality
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The effect of maternal–newborn ill-health on households
Economic vulnerability and social implications
2004
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Beyond the numbers
Reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer -
Making pregnancy safer: The critical role of the skilled attendant
A joint statement by WHO, ICM and FIGO
2003
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Antenatal care in developing countries
Promises, achievements and missed opportunities: an analysis of trends, levels and differentials, 1990-2001 -
Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth
A guide for midwives and doctors -
Managing newborn problems
A guide for doctors, nurses and midwives
2002
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Antenatal care in developing countries
Promises, achievements and missed opportunities: an analysis of trends, levels and differentials, 1990-2001 -
Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth
A guide for midwives and doctors -
Managing newborn problems
A guide for doctors, nurses and midwives