Maternal health
Nov 14, 2025 · Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Each stage should be a positive experience, ensuring women and their babies …
WHO and partners launch global guide to advance respectful maternal …
Aug 7, 2025 · Leading global health and development agencies today released a new first-of-its-kind implementation guide to help countries provide respectful, dignified care and eliminate mistreatment …
WHO maternal and perinatal health guidelines: easier, faster and ...
Apr 9, 2025 · All guidelines on maternal and perinatal health of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now available online on MAGICapp, a dynamic digital platform designed to streamline access to …
Kherson maternity ward struck as attacks on Ukraine’s health care ...
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, a maternity ward in Kherson was attacked, damaging walls, windows, doors, equipment, and water and gas supply. While health-care staff, mothers and newborns were …
Prioritizing respectful care for pregnant women, mothers and babies
Aug 7, 2025 · What does it mean to provide respectful maternal and newborn care? A new Compendium, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Human Reproduction …
WHO urges expansion of lifesaving midwifery care for women and babies
Oct 16, 2024 · Strengthening midwives’ role in maternity and newborn care services would save millions of lives each year while significantly enhancing women’s overall experience of care, according to a …
Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN ...
Apr 7, 2025 · Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of major …
Breaking Ground in Maternal Mental Health Care in Nepal
Dec 24, 2024 · Recognizing the stigma and lack of resources surrounding mental health, the hospital began integrating mental health care into its maternity services earlier this year. New mothers …
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)
Apr 25, 2023 · Each day, about 800 women across the world die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, most of which are preventable or treatable.
Maternity protection: Compliance with international labour standards
Maternity protection is a composite indicator that is included in the Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework; it is currently defined as whether the country has maternity protection laws or regulations …