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
Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN . . . 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 backsliding as unprecedented aid cuts take effect around the world
Maternal Health Unit - World Health Organization (WHO) Maternal healthThe 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
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO . . . This document provides a summary of all WHO recommendations on maternal health based on guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee The summary includes promotion, prevention and prevention of maternal complications during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal periods as well as management of maternal complications Each summary includes the recommendations as well as what is not
Tahun Baru, Kesempatan Baru: Upaya Indonesia Segera Meningkatkan . . . Pada tahun 2025, Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia (Kemenkes), World Health Organization (WHO), dan mitra-mitra utama mengintensifkan upaya penguatan layanan kesehatan reproduksi, ibu, bayi baru lahir, anak, dan remaja, atau yang dalam bahasa Inggris disingkat (RMNCAH) melalui perencanaan dan pengelolaan program kesehatan secara keseluruhan Memastikan akses layanan RMNCAH yang bermutu
Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health . . . Overview Evidence- and rights-based national policies, guidelines and legislation play a key role in improving sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH), framing the enabling environment for equitable provision and accessibility of quality services
Many pregnancy-related complications going undetected and untreated – WHO Haemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) These conditions were responsible for around 80 000 and 50 000 fatalities respectively in 2020 – the last year for which published estimates are available - highlighting that