Maternal health
Maternal health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Maternal health ... Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Each stage should be a positive ...
Maternal health - United Nations Population Fund
800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. This is about one woman every two minutes.
STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS: IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH ...
Addressing the unacceptable rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity calls for a comprehensive approach that addresses health from well before ...
Maternal Health - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Maternal mortality is unacceptably high. About 295 000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. The vast majority of these deaths ...
Maternal and Child Health Bureau | MCHB
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) works to improve the health and well-being of America's mothers, children, and families.
Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021 - CDC
... maternal mortality rates for 2021 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System. A maternal death is defined by the World Health ...
Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
About 287 000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2020. Almost 95% of all maternal deaths occurred in low and lower middle-income ...
Pregnancy and Childbirth - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov
Healthy People 2030 includes objectives focused on preventing pregnancy complications and maternal deaths and helping women stay healthy before, during, ...
Maternal Health | Doctors Without Borders - USA
Our maternal health programs focus on reducing maternal and infant mortality through pregnancy and prenatal consultations, emergency obstetric care, postnatal ...
Strengthening Maternal Health - HHS.gov
We are committed to supporting safe pregnancies and childbirth, eliminating pregnancy-related health disparities, and improving health outcomes for parents and ...
MATERNAL HEALTH. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of industrialized countries and this rate is increasing. Pregnant people from ...
Maternal Health - Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights works to reduce maternal health disparities; restore access to safe, respectful and culturally informed maternal care; ...
Maternal Health - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Maternal Health ... Maternal health refers to the overall well-being of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It encompasses both the ...
Maternal Health Awareness Day - ACOG
Since 2021, ACOG has celebrated Maternal Health Awareness Day at a national level on January 23, joined by partners from across the United States.
How We Improve Maternal Health - HRSA
HRSA improves the well-being of mothers and pregnant people before, during, and after pregnancy through quality programs and the development of a skilled ...
Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model - CMS
The TMaH Model provides SMAs with targeted support in the form of funding and technical assistance. The goal of this support is to improve maternal health care ...
Maternal mortality rates and statistics - UNICEF DATA
Source: World Health Organization, UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund and The World Bank, Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2020 WHO, Geneva, 2023.
United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Goal 5: Improve maternal health. Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.
The Maternal Health Task Force strives to create a strong, well-informed and collaborative community of individuals focused on ending preventable maternal ...
The White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis
A whole-of-government effort to combat maternal mortality and morbidity. Its focus has been on reducing disparities in maternal health outcomes.