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Bookmark or Share- Maternal Health Unit - World Health Organization (WHO)All women and newborns have a right to a quality of care that enables a positive childbirth experience that includes respect and dignity, a companion of choice, clear communication by maternity staff, pain relief strategies, mobility in labour and birth position of choice.
- Countries commit to recover lost progress in maternal, newborn & child ...This 2024 Resolution commits to tackling the leading causes of maternal and child deaths, especially in the worst affected countries, while improving access to maternity, sexual and reproductive, and comprehensive child health services through stronger primary health care.
- Maternal health - World Health Organization (WHO)Every pregnancy and birth is unique. Addressing inequalities that affect health outcomes, especially sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender, is fundamental to ensuring all women have access to respectful and high-quality maternity care.
- Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since ...Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new report from the United Nations (UN). The report shows that over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth - equivalent to 1 death happening every 7 ...
- A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agenciesEvery two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world. “While pregnancy should be a time of immense ...
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