Documents on maternal health
Key documents
2013
- Long-term effects of breastfeeding: a systematic review
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Preconception care to reduce maternal and childhood mortality and morbidity
Meeting report and packages of interventions: WHO HQ, February 2012
2012
- Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth
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Informal meeting on provision of home-based care to mother and child in the first week after birth
Follow-up to the Joint WHO/UNICEF statement on home visits for the newborn child, meeting report, 8–10 February 2012 -
Saving mother's and children's lives
Video - WHO recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
2011
- District planning tool for maternal and newborn health strategy implementation
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Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries
WHO guidelines
2010
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Countdown to 2015: taking stock of maternal, newborn & child survival
Decade Report (2000-2010) -
Facts for life
Fourth edition - Parliamentarians take action for maternal and newborn health and survival: report on WHO/IPU meeting, Kampala, Uganda, 23-25 November 2009
- Working with individuals, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health
2009
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Counselling for maternal and newborn health care
A handbook for building skills -
Mainstreaming adolescent pregnancy in the work of the World Health Organization
Report of the Expert Group meeting -
Safer pregnancy in Tamil Nadu
From vision to reality
2008
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MPS Notes: adolescent pregnancy
Volume 1, No.1 - Technical consultation on the integration of HIV interventions into maternal, newborn and child health services
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The midwife in the community
Midwifery education module 1 (foundation module)
2007
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Maternal mortality in 2005
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank -
Standards for maternal and newborn health
Group 1: General standards of care for healthy pregnancy and childbirth -
WHO recommended interventions for improving maternal and newborn health
Integrated management of pregnancy and childbirth
2006
- Impact on economic growth of investing in maternal–newborn health
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Obstetric fistula
Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development -
Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care
A guide for essential practice - The costs of maternal–newborn illness and mortality
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The effect of maternal–newborn ill-health on households
Economic vulnerability and social implications
2005
- Report of a technical consultation on birth spacing
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The World Health Report 2005
Make every mother and child count
2004
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Beyond the numbers
Reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer -
Making pregnancy safer: The critical role of the skilled attendant
A joint statement by WHO, ICM and FIGO -
Maternal mortality in 2000
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA -
Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use
Second edition
2003
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Antenatal care in developing countries
Promises, achievements and missed opportunities: an analysis of trends, levels and differentials, 1990-2001 -
Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth
A guide for midwives and doctors