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Making childbirth a positive experience

Strengthening home-based records implementation

Strengthening quality midwifery for all mothers and newborns

Raising the importance of postnatal care

Strengthening health systems and communities

This material provides the foundation for the essential care of every newborn: immediate care at birth, resuscitation when needed, breast milk feeding,...

The purpose of the new WHO document “Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR): materials to support implementation” is...

This up-to-date, comprehensive and consolidated guideline on essential intrapartum care brings together new and existing WHO recommendations that, when...

A home-based record is a health document used to record the history of health services received by an individual. It is kept in the household, in either...

Please note that this publication has been updated and can be found at :  https://app.magicapp.org/#/guideline/7000 – watch this page for a...

This comprehensive WHO guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on routine antenatal care. The guidance aims to capture the complex...

Pregnancy is a time of great anticipation for all expectant parents and their families as they envision getting to know and love a healthy baby. The presence...

The guidelines focus on postnatal care of mothers and newborns in resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries. The critical maternal...

The Framework for Action to Strengthen Midwifery Education is a guide to develop high-quality, sustainable pre- and in-service midwifery education...

This standardized system for classifying stillbirths and neonatal deaths, aims to help countries link stillbirths and neonatal deaths to contributing conditions...

Much progress has been made during the past two decades in coverage of births in health facilities; however, reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality...

Most maternal deaths are preventable. In order to end preventable maternal deaths, accurate information on how many women died, where they died and how...

WHO and Noora Health begin collaboration to strengthen support for family caregivers

WHO launches new guide to help boost quality in health services

World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health

Terms of reference: request for proposal for the postnatal care monitoring framework

Request for proposal for the Postnatal Care Monitoring Framework

Webinar: Maternal mortality and the impact of health system-stability