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Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Making pregnancy safer : a newsletter of worldwide activity / Department of making pregnancy safer, World health organization

| 2005- .
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: WHO
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, pregnancy, maternal health services
Newsletter of the World Health Organization on maternal and perinatal health.

Making pregnancy safer (MPS)

| 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Regional office for Africa (AFRO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, maternal and child health
The website from the WHO for Making Pregnancy Safer in Africa.

Maternal and newborn care

| 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Regional office for the Western Pacific
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, maternal and child health
The website from the WHO for Making Pregnancy Safer in the Western Pacific.

Countdown to 2015 : tracking progress in maternal, newborn and child health

| 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Countdown to 2015 initiative
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, mortality, maternal welfare
The Countdown to 2015 Initiative tracks coverage levels for health interventions proven to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality. It tracks progress to the Millennium Goals 1, 4 and 5.

Road map for accelerating the attainment of the MDGs related to maternal and newborn health in Africa

| 2004]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, midwives, pregnancy, maternal health services, empowerment, africa
The general objective of the Road Map is to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality towards the attainment of the MDGs. Specific objectives are: skilled attendance during pregnancy, strengthen capacity of individuals, families, and communities to improve maternal health.
 

About this portal

This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents. It shares examples of practical projects and initiatives that have been undertaken to contribute to Millennium Development Goal 5: Improving maternal health, particularly in developing countries. Find your resources in the database.