Maternal and newborn health

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• Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 in the WHO European Region: 2011 Update
  20-04-2012
  As called for by Regional Committee for Europe Resolution EUR/RC57/R2, this report constitutes the biennial update on the progress made towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals in the European Region. It draws on the most recent data sources available, as of July 2011, for Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 on, respectively, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases (including tuberculosis).
• New tool on assessment of quality of antenatal and postpartum care piloted in Kyrgyzstan
  28-03-2012
  Maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity is decreasing in many countries of the WHO European Region, however, much more should be done to accelerate the progress. The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan has requested assistance of WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF in accessing the quality of maternal and neonatal health care to develop recommendations for improvement in consultation with international and national experts.
• Latvia moving ahead in saving maternal lives
  13-03-2012
  On 6–9 March, a national workshop on Beyond the Numbers (BTN) was held in Riga, Latvia, to discuss and adopt new ways to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in the country.
• Guidelines on Optimal Feeding of Low Birth Weight Infants in Low- and Middle-income Countries
  30-01-2012
  Countries can substantially reduce their infant mortality rates by improving the care of LBW infants. Experience from developed and low- and middle-income countries has clearly shown that appropriate care of LBW infants, including feeding, temperature maintenance, hygienic cord and skin care, and early detection and treatment of complications, can substantially reduce mortality in this highly vulnerable group.
• Albania Success stories in improving mother and child health
  03-01-2012
• International meetings in Uzbekistan on maternal and child health: priority actions identified
  13-12-2011
  Two international meetings on maternal and child health brought together hundreds of experts and representatives of national governments and international organizations, to discuss the reforms made by the Uzbek Government in accelerating progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 and to identify priority actions in the WHO European Region.
• Looking “beyond the numbers” to save mothers’ lives in Ukraine
  23-09-2011
  On 13–16 September 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine hosted a three-day technical workshop and one-day national conference to discuss and adopt new ways to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in the country.
• Computer tool to improve healthcare delivery
  21-09-2011
  A capacity building workshop on maternal health in Moldova on 20-22 September introduces a computer-based tool to calculate the cost of health care in a specifically defined area.
• Congress of the European Society of Gynecology – from contraception and maternal health to cardiology and cancer
  16-09-2011
  On 8–11 September, the Tivoli Congress Centre in Copenhagen set the stage for the 9th Congress of the European Society of Gynaecology (ESG). More than 2300 gynaecologists from over 65 countries attended. Topics ranged from contraception, maternal health, pregnancy and contraception for women with cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes to less familiar issues such as obesity, gender issues and violence prevention.
• Better child and maternal health in Kazakhstan
  24-08-2011
  One third of infant deaths in Kazakhstan could be avoided using simple tools and techniques. WHO/Europe has successfully piloted a maternal and child health project in three regions.
• Entre Nous special issue focussing on maternal and child health in Kazakhstan
  11-07-2011
  Issue No 74 of Entre Nous, “Improvement of maternal and child health in Kazakhstan” describes how politicians, managers and clinicians, supported by WHO and the European Union, have begun to transform out-of-date practice by introducing evidence-based care.
• Safer pregnancy and childbirth in Tajikistan
  24-06-2011
  Implementation of the WHO Making Pregnancy Safer (MPS) programme has helped reduce maternal mortality in Tajikistan. According to estimates by WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank, maternal mortality fell by 44% between 1990 and 2008: an annual decline of 3.3%. In 2008, there were 64 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births in Tajikistan.
• Improving survival and care of newborns in Turkmenistan
  27-04-2011
• WHO and the EU commend the work of the National Mother and Child Health Centre in Astana
  12-04-2011
  World Health Organization and the European Union will present the commemorative plaque to the National Mother and Child Health Centre for the contribution on improving maternal and child health in Kazakhstan.
• Assessing quality of hospital care for mothers and newborns in Tajikistan
  04-03-2011
  A quality assessment of maternal and newborn care took place in four selected maternity hospitals in Tajikistan 14-23 February 2011.
• Gender equality key to Millennium Development Goals
  28-02-2011
  Gender equality and empowerment of women – Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 – contribute to progress on all other MDGs, especially MDG 4 on reducing childhood mortality and MDG 5 on improving maternal health.
• Are we on track? Progress towards MDG 3, 4 and 5 in Europe. Entre Nous 71, 2011
  10-02-2011
• Exclusive breastfeeding for six months best for babies everywhere
  24-01-2011
• Six success stories in Making Pregnancy Safer
  09-11-2010
• Persisting inequity in maternal health
  18-10-2010
  In some countries in Europe, only 20% of the poorest women have access to 4 or more antenatal care visits, compared to over 80% of the richest women.
• Progress regarding MDGs 3, 4 and 5. Draft conclusions from WHO meeting of national focal points for family and community health in Durres, Albania.
  06-10-2010
• 70th issue of Entre Nous “Statistics and stories: Improving the Quality of Maternal and Neonatal Health in Europe”
  28-09-2010
  The 70th issue of Entre Nous “Statistics and stories: Improving the Quality of Maternal and Neonatal Health in Europe” is a special edition that focuses on how various countries throughout Europe are using the Beyond the Numbers tool developed by the WHO’s Making Pregnancy Safer Programme. Directed at health care providers, policy makers and managers working in maternal and neonatal health, Beyond the Numbers provides approaches for examining reasons behind maternal deaths and complications as a means to improve quality of care.
• Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on improving Child and Maternal Health and Gender Equality in the WHO European Region
  28-09-2010
• MATERNAL DEATHS WORLDWIDE DROP BY THIRD
  20-09-2010
  UN estimates reveal fewer women dying from pregnancy-related causes, but 1000 still die a day and more needs to be done to achieve set targets.
• Beyond the Numbers (BTN) workshop, 14-17 June
  09-06-2010