Sexual and reproductive health

Maternal and perinatal health

PUBLICATIONS

Monitoring and evaluation

2017

Reaching the every newborn national 2020 milestones
Country progress, plans and moving forward

2015 - 2016

The WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during the perinatal period: ICD-PM
Time to respond: a report on the global implementation of maternal death surveillance and response (MDSR)
Making every baby count: audit and review of stillbirths and neonatal deaths
Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities
Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2015
Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division
H4+ partnership: joint support to improve women’s and children’s health
Progress report - 2014

2013 - 2014

H4+ partnership: joint support to improve women’s and children’s health
Progress report - 2013
Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2013
Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Division
WHO guidance for measuring maternal mortality from a census
H4+ partnership: joint country support to improve women’s and children’s health
Progress report

2012

The WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium: ICD MM
Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2010
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank estimates
Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth

2011

Methods for surveillance and monitoring of congenital syphilis elimination within existing systems
Syphilis test availability and uptake at medical facilities in southern China
Article - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Evaluating the quality of care for severe pregnancy complications
The WHO near-miss approach for maternal health
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2009 with trends since 1995
Policy brief

2010

Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2008
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank
Tracking maternal mortality declines in Mongolia between 1992 and 2007: the importance of collaboration
Research - WHO Bulletin
Maternal near miss and maternal death in the World Health Organization’s 2005 global survey on maternal and perinatal health
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Volume 88, Number 2, February 2010, 81-160. doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.057828
The worldwide incidence of preterm birth
A systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity

2009

Monitoring emergency obstetric care
A Handbook
Rising caesarean deliveries in Latin America: how best to monitor rates and risks
Policy brief

1995-2008

Maternal mortality in 2005
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank
Proportion of birth attended by a skilled health worker
2008 updates
Neonatal and perinatal mortality 2004
Country, regional and global estimates
Proportion of birth attended by a skilled health worker
2007 updates
Neonatal and perinatal mortality 2000
Country, regional and global estimates
Causes of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths: data from 7993 pregnancies in six developing countries
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Volume 84, Number 9, September 2006
Proportion of birth attended by a skilled health worker
2006 updates
Maternal Mortality in Vietnam 2000-2001
Low birthweight
Country, regional and global estimates
Beyond the numbers
Reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer
Maternal mortality in 2000
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA
Antenatal care in developing countries. Promises, achievements and missed opportunities: an analysis of trends, levels and differentials
Maternal mortality in 1995
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA
The sisterhood method for estimating maternal mortality
Guidance notes for potential users
Verbal autopsies for maternal deaths
World Health Organization workshop, London, 10-13 January 1994