- 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
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
- Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2023: estimates by WHO, UNICEF . . .
The report presents internationally comparable global, regional and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2023
- Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health . . .
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 The SRMNCAH policy survey monitors the existence of national SRMNCAH laws, policies, strategies and guidelines and the
- Many pregnancy-related complications going undetected and untreated - WHO
Maternal causes of death are grouped into categories aligned with the International Classification of Diseases-Maternal Mortality (ICD-MM) coding: abortion (relating to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and induced abortion), embolism, haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, pregnancy-related sepsis, other direct causes, and indirect causes described
- 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
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)
Maternal and perinatal health Each day, about 800 women across the world die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, most of which are preventable or treatable
- 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
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