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- Maternal health
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 reach their full potential for health and well-being Although important progress has been made in the last two decades, about 287 000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2020 This number is
- Microsoft Word - WHO PNC 2014 Briefer_A4. docx
The new guidelines address the timing and content of postnatal care for mothers and newborns with a special focus on resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries 7 They complement other recommendations on maternal, perinatal and newborn health,8,9 as well as those recommendations on which type of health care worker can safely
- Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on maternal mortality with key facts and providing information on MDG 4, where deaths occur, causes, lack of care and WHO response
- Maternal health in Viet Nam
Improving maternal health is one of WHO’s priorities in Viet Nam WHO works to contribute in the reduction of maternal mortality by increasing research evidence, providing evidence-based clinical and programmatic guidance, setting global standards, and providing technical support
- Essential newborn care - World Health Organization (WHO)
This course is part of a set of resources for improving care of newborns, such as WHO Human Resource Strategies for improving neonatal care, WHO standards for improving the quality of care for maternal and newborn health, small and sick newborns in health facilities
- Maternal health - China
Maternal health Maternal health in China Every mother and newborn child has the right to a positive and safe birthing experience
- Maternal health - antenatal care
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
- Maternal deaths - World Health Organization (WHO)
A late maternal death is “the death of a woman from direct or indirect obstetric causes, more than 42 days but less than one year after termination of pregnancy” Like maternal deaths, late maternal deaths also include both direct and indirect maternal obstetric deaths Complications of pregnancy or childbirth can lead to death beyond the six-week (42-day) postpartum period, and the
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