Midwifery

This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics.

MeSH scope note: The practice of assisting women in childbirth.

RELATED SITES

- Human resources for health
- Human resources for health (Western Pacific Region)
- Midwifery (European Region)
- Making pregnancy safer

PUBLICATIONS

- Making Pregnancy Safer newsletter: Issue 2 [pdf 5.10Mb]

RELATED LINKS

- Nursing and midwifery
- Maternal and newborn health
- Nursing (European Region)

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