Strengthening Implementation of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR): Moving from Data to Action
October 15, 2025
Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) supplement in the BMC.
Country action
Other countries
Photo © 2023 WHO / Gary Chong Studios – Faris Syazwan:
Ismaziah, a community nurse and midwife, assesses the child’s health and runs through the standard medical protocol checklist.
Every Woman Every Newborn in other countries
Additional countries are developing an acceleration plan for maternal and newborn health and the reduction of stillbirth to meet the EWENE targets. They include:
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Equatorial Guinea
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Lao PDR
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Phillipines
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Timor Leste
©WHO/Badru Katumba. A health worker draws blood from a child at Atutur General Hospital, Kumi, Uganda, in March 2024.
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News and events
New guidelines to address postpartum haemorrhage
October 9, 2025
New recommendations on postpartum haemorrhage
Webinar Series: Strengthening product ecosystems for maternal & newborn health
October 8, 2025
A four-part series on increasing access to quality, life-saving maternal and newborn health products.
Resources
Strengthening Implementation of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR): Moving from Data to Action
October 16, 2025
A new BMC supplement on Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) looks at what implementation looks like in practice, highlighting research and programmatic
Consolidated guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
October 9, 2025
Published by the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the guidelines highlight the
Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care
August 7, 2025
The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care. It is published by WHO together with UNFPA, UNICEF and the United Nations’ Special Programme on Human Reproduction (HRP), with support from Jhpiego and the MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership programme.