Maternal Health

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 evidence, develops guidelines, norms and standards, and supports regions and countries in adaptation, implementation and monitoring of person-centered quality and respectful maternal and perinatal care through advocacy, partnerships, policy dialogue and capacity building.

About us

UNICEF Ethiopia
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Technical areas of work

Service delivery with quality

Midwifery education and care

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response

Maternal morbidity and well-being

Stillbirth prevention

Data portal

Research

Monitoring and Evaluation

Policy and Strategy

MCA and COVID-19: resources for pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal care and breastfeeding

Partnerships and initiatives

Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality

Muskoka Partnership

Networks and Advisory groups

Mother and Newborn Information for Tracking Outcomes and Results

The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (Quality of Care Network)

Our activities

Publication library

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Latest publications

Transitioning to midwifery models of care: global position paper

In the pursuit of providing high-quality health services to improve health and well-being for all in the context of UHC, transitioning to midwifery models...

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