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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
Maternal and reproductive health - World Health Organization (WHO) Most maternal deaths are preventable, as the health-care solutions to prevent or manage complications are well known All women need access to high quality care in pregnancy, and during and after childbirth Maternal health and newborn health are closely linked It is particularly important that all births are attended by skilled health professionals, as timely management and treatment can
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
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
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization products Currently, there are two types of RSV immunization products recommended by WHO: maternal vaccine (RSVpreF), given to pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy (from 28 weeks gestation in most places) to protect infants against RSV by transferring antibodies from the mother to the baby through the placenta before birth; and monoclonal antibody (nirsevimab), given to infants right
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) Appears in: SDG Target 3 1 | Maternal mortality: By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100 000 live births | Maternal mortality Visualisations Data Metadata Related indicators
WHO recommendations on maternal health 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
Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO) Maternal health and newborn health are closely linked It is particularly important that all births are attended by skilled health professionals, as timely management and treatment can make the difference between life and death for the woman and for the newborn Severe bleeding after birth can kill a healthy woman within hours if she is unattended