The World Health Organization and global partners sought to identify existing measures of confidence in childhood vaccines, as part of a broader effort to measure the range of behavioural and social d...
This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of maternal, newborn and infant care while protecting mother and child and health care p...
Stillbirths are a major public health issue and a sensitive marker of the quality of care around pregnancy and birth. A first step to prevent stillbirths is obtaining standardized measurement of still...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) call for all countries to reach an under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) of at least as low as 25 deaths per 1000 livebirths and a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of at l...
The birth of a child is a moment to celebrate. However, childbirth can be a risky event and unexpected complications can arise. This brochure uses the latest available data to shed light on the health...
This series of cross-sectional studies explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand- and supply-side factors affecting maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) service utilization in Kenya...
There are currently no global recommendations on a parsimonious and robust set of indicators that can be measured routinely or periodically to monitor quality of hospital care for children and young a...
This technical note highlights concerning downward trends in coverage of immunization services in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Urgent action is needed to address the underlying drivers of t...
There were an estimated 2 million stillbirths in 2019. The importance of these deaths, both in terms of their overall number and their impact on women, families, health professionals and wider society...