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16 October 2024

Departmental update

WHO urges expansion of lifesaving midwifery care for women and babies

11 December 2023

Departmental update

Health service quality must be a priority, not an afterthought: New Collection on quality of care

9 May 2023

Departmental update

Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN

21 December 2022

Departmental update

WHO releases new family planning and abortion care competency standards for health workers

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7 December 2022

In Nigeria, self-administered contraception is helping women to access their sexual and reproductive health rights

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Launch of implementation guidance on transitioning to midwifery models of care

18 June 2025 09:00 – 10:00 CET

Webinar: Understanding why women and babies die to ACT on the evidence

19 February 2025 14:00 – 15:00 CET

Launch of the Networks of Care for maternal and newborn health implementation guidance

9 October 2024 14:00 – 15:00 CET

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WHO labour care guide: implementation resource package

The WHO Labour Care Guide advances evidence-based, respectful, and person-centered intrapartum care by strengthening health workers’ capacity for standardized...

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Implementation guidance on transitioning to midwifery models of care

Enjoying the highest attainable standards of health is a fundamental human right. Despite progress in recent decades, maternal and neonatal mortality,...

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Measuring and monitoring quality of care to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services

Regular measurement and monitoring of quality of care are essential for improving health services and achieving better health outcomes. High-quality data...

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Inequalities across borders and within countries threaten newborn health

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Every 7 seconds, a woman or newborn dies, or a baby is lost to stillbirth

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Without a change of course, 30 million preventable deaths from childbirth are projected to occur by 2030

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WHO labour care guide: implementation resource package

Implementation guidance on transitioning to midwifery models of care

Measuring and monitoring quality of care to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services

Multimedias

Inequalities across borders and within countries threaten newborn health

Every 7 seconds, a woman or newborn dies, or a baby is lost to stillbirth

Without a change of course, 30 million preventable deaths from childbirth are projected to occur by 2030

Progress towards maternal and newborn health targets has stalled

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