| Topic, links to other documents |
WHO document |
Year |
| Cesarean section |
Caesarean section without medical indication increases risk of short-term adverse outcomes for mothers: policy brief |
2010 |
| Cesarean section |
Maternal and institutional characteristics associated with the administration of prophylactic antibiotics for caesarean section: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health |
2014 |
| Cesarean section |
WHO statement on caesarean section rates |
2015 |
| Congenital syphilis |
Global Estimates of Syphilis in Pregnancy and Associated Adverse Outcomes: Analysis of Multinational Antenatal Surveillance Data |
2013 |
| Congenital syphilis |
Investment case for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of syphilis |
2012 |
| Congenital syphilis |
Methods for surveillance and monitoring of congenital syphilis elimination within existing systems |
2011 |
| Ethics, jurisprudence: obstetrics, gynecology |
Prevention and elimination of disrespect and abuse during childbirth |
2015 |
| Gestational diabetes |
Diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy |
2013 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Annual meeting of the Interagency Task Team on Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and their Children |
2011 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants. Recommendations for a public health approach. 2010 Revision |
2010 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Antiretroviral treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women – the shifting paradigm |
2014 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Gateways to integration - a case study from Rwanda: Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS |
2013 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Gateways to integration - a case study from Swaziland: Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS |
2011 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Global monitoring framework and strategy for the Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Guideline: vitamin A supplementation in pregnancy for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV |
2011 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Guidelines for assessing the utility of data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission |
2013 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Measuring the impact of national PMTCT programmes: Towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Meeting report: 2011 annual meeting of the interagency task team on prevention and treatment of HIV infection in pregnant women, mothers and their children |
2011 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
PMTCT strategic vision 2010-2015 : preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals : moving towards the elimination of paediatric HIV, December 2009 |
2010 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Preventing HIV and unintended pregnancies: strategic framework 2011-2015 |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants. Version 2 |
2010 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Report of the meeting of the paediatric working group developing an optimized list of paediatric ARV formulations |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Safety of efavirenz in the first trimester of pregnancy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis |
2014 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Surveillance of antiretroviral drug toxicity during pregnancy and breastfeeding |
2013 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Toolkit, expanding and simplifying treatment for pregnant women living with HIV |
2013 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: report of a WHO technical consultation, 9-11 November 2010, Geneva, Switzerland |
2011 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Use of efavirenz during pregnancy: A public health perspective |
2012 |
| HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn |
Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV |
2011 |
| Induced labor |
WHO recommendations for induction of labour |
2011 |
| Infections in pregnancy |
Saving mothers and newborn lives in the face of the devastating Ebola outbreak |
2014 |
| Infections in pregnancy |
WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections |
2015 |
| Influenza A (H1N1) in pregnancy |
Pregnancy and pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: information for programme managers and clinicians |
2010 |
| Iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy |
Daily iron and folic acid supplementation in pregnant women |
2012 |
| Iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy |
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in non-anaemic pregnant women |
2012 |
| Labor, delivery |
Recommendations for Augmentation of Labour |
2015 |
| Labor, delivery |
WHO recommendations for augmentation of labour |
2014 |
| Labor, delivery |
WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist |
2015 |
| Malaria in pregnancy |
Malaria position paper |
2016 |
| Malaria in pregnancy |
Updated WHO policy recommendation: intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) |
2012 |
| Malaria in pregnancy |
WHO Evidence Review Group: intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) |
2012 |
| Malaria in pregnancy |
WHO policy brief for the implementation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Advanced maternal age and pregnancy outcomes: a multicountry assessment |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Clarifying WHO position on misoprostol use in the community to reduce maternal death: statement |
2010 |
| Maternal mortality |
Countdown to 2015 decade report (2000-2010) with country profiles: taking stock of maternal, newborn and child survival |
2010 |
| Maternal mortality |
Education and severe maternal outcomes in developing countries: a multicountry cross-sectional survey |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Evaluating the quality of care for severe pregnancy complications: the WHO near-miss approach for maternal health |
2011 |
| Maternal mortality |
Indirect causes of severe adverse maternal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Maternal mortality |
2015 |
| Maternal mortality |
Maternal near-miss audits to improve quality of care |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM) |
2015 |
| Maternal mortality |
Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2008 |
2010 |
| Maternal mortality |
Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2010: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank estimates |
2012 |
| Maternal mortality |
Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2013: Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Division |
2014 |
| Maternal mortality |
Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2015: Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division |
2015 |
| Maternal mortality |
WHO guidance for measuring maternal mortality from a census |
2013 |
| Maternity services |
Accelerated implementation of maternal and newborn continuum of care as part of improving reproductive health: mapping of in-country activities: joint country support |
2010 |
| Maternity services |
Consultation on improving measurement of the quality of maternal, newborn and child care in health facilities |
2014 |
| Maternity services |
Free obstetric care in Haiti |
2010 |
| Maternity services |
WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health 2015 |
2015 |
| Maternity services |
Working with individuals, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health |
2010 |
| Neonatal hearing loss |
Newborn and infant hearing screening, current issue and guiding principles for action |
2010 |
| Neonatal infections |
Managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants when referral is not feasible |
2015 |
| Neonatal resuscitation |
Guidelines on basic newborn resuscitation |
2012 |
| Neonatal services, neonatal intensive care units |
Birth defects surveillance training: facilitator's guide |
2015 |
| Neonatal services, neonatal intensive care units |
Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers |
2014 |
| Neonatal services, neonatal intensive care units |
Birth defects surveillance: atlas of selected congenital anomalies |
2015 |
| Neural tube defects, folic acid |
Optimal serum and red blood cell folate concentrations in women of reproductive age for prevention of neural tube defects |
2015 |
| Newborn |
Development of criteria for identifying neonatal near-miss cases: analysis of two WHO multicountry cross-sectional studies |
2014 |
| Newborn |
Newborns: reducing mortality |
2016 |
| Newborn |
Recommendations for management of common childhood conditions |
2012 |
| Newborn |
Recommendations on newborn health |
2013 |
| Newborn |
Caring for the newborn at home |
2015 |
| Newborn |
WHO technical consultation on newborn health indicators: every newborn action plan metrics |
2015 |
| Newborn nervous system diseases |
Guidelines on neonatal seizures |
2011 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
Compilation of WHO recommendations on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health |
2013 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
Counselling for maternal and newborn health care. A handbook for building skills |
2013 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
District planning tool for maternal and newborn health strategy implementation |
2011 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
Recommendations on maternal and perinatal health |
2013 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
Strengthening midwifery toolkit |
2011 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
The World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health project at a glance: the power of collaboration |
2014 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
The World Health Organization multicountry survey on maternal and newborn health: study protocol |
2011 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
WHO recommendation on community mobilization through facilitated participatory learning and action cycles with women’s groups for maternal and newborn health |
2014 |
| Obstetrics, perinatology |
Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care: A guide for essential practice (3rd edition) |
2015 |
| Postpartum (puerperium) |
Guideline: vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women |
2011 |
| Postpartum (puerperium) |
WHO recommendations on postnatal care of the mother and newborn |
2013 |
| Postpartum (puerperium) |
WHO technical consultation on postpartum and postnatal care |
2010 |
| Postpartum hemorrhage |
Postpartum haemorrhage management, risks, and maternal outcomes: findings from the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health |
2014 |
| Postpartum hemorrhage |
WHO recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage |
2012 |
| Preconception care |
Preconception care to reduce maternal and childhood mortality and morbidity |
2013 |
| Preeclampsia, eclampsia, hypertension in pregnancy |
Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health |
2014 |
| Preeclampsia, eclampsia, hypertension in pregnancy |
WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia |
2011 |
| Preeclampsia, eclampsia, hypertension in pregnancy |
WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia: evidence base |
2011 |
| Preeclampsia, eclampsia, hypertension in pregnancy |
WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia: implications and actions |
2014 |
| Premature infants, low birth weight |
Guidelines on optimal feeding of low birth-weight infants in low- and middle-income countries |
2011 |
| Premature labor, preterm delivery |
Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth |
2012 |
| Premature labor, preterm delivery |
Preterm birth |
2015 |
| Premature labor, preterm delivery |
Risk factors for spontaneous and provider-initiated preterm delivery in high and low Human Development Index countries: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health |
2014 |
| Premature labor, preterm delivery |
WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes |
2015 |
| Prenatal care |
WHO Statement on antenatal care |
2011 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Calcium supplementation in pregnant women |
2013 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Essential Nutrition Actions: Improving Maternal, Newborn, Infant and Young Child Health and Nutrition |
2013 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Guideline: use of multiple micronutrient powders for home fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women |
2011 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Guideline: vitamin A supplementation in pregnant women |
2011 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Multiple micronutrient powders for home (point of use) fortification of foods in pregnant women: a systematic review |
2011 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women |
2016 |
| Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy |
Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women |
2012 |
| Prenatal screening and diagnosis |
Community genetics services : report of a WHO consultation on community genetics in low- and middle-income countries |
2011 |
| Rubella |
Global measles and rubella strategic plan: 2012-2020 |
2012 |
| Rubella |
Rubella |
2016 |
| Rubella |
Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome control and elimination – global progress, 2012 |
2013 |
| Smoking in pregnancy |
WHO recommendations for the prevention and management of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure in pregnancy |
2013 |
| Stillbirth, perinatal mortality |
Maternal complications and perinatal mortality: findings of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health |
2014 |
| Stillbirth, perinatal mortality |
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2009 with trends since 1995 |
2011 |
| Stillbirth, perinatal mortality |
Levels and trends in child mortality 2015 |
2015 |
| Substance-related disorders in pregnancy |
Guidelines for identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy |
2014 |
| Third stage of labor |
Delayed umbilical cord clamping for improved maternal and infant health and nutrition outcomes |
2014 |
| Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn |
Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus, interim guidance |
2016 |
| Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn |
Prevention of potential sexual transmission of Zika virus, interim guidance |
2016 |
| Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn |
Women in the context of microcephaly and Zika virus disease |
2016 |
| Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn |
Zika virus and potential complications: Questions and answers |
2016 |