Maternal

Mother kissing her newborn baby. 15 million babies are born premature every year, or before 37 completed weeks of gestation.
March of Dimes

On World Prematurity Day, UN stresses benefit of low-cost care in saving newborns

17 November 2012
Marking the second World Prematurity Day, the United Nations today highlighted how effective and low-cost health care measures can help save the lives of millions of newborn babies.
Special Envoy for Malaria Ray Chambers.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

New campaign aims to give ‘Big Push’ in support of UN Every Woman, Every Child initiative

25 September 2012
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today launched ‘The Big Push,’ a campaign in support of the UN’s Every Woman Every Child initiative, which aims to raise public backing for global health goals that need support and funding to achieve success.
Photo: UNFPA/Sawiche Wamunza
UNFPA/Sawiche Wamunza

Maternal deaths continue to decline but more progress needed – UN report

16 May 2012
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths.