Guidance on developing national learning health-care systems to sustain and scale up delivery of quality maternal, newborn and child health care
Improving the quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health: implementation guide for national, district and facility levels
This implementation guide provides practical guidance for policy makers, programme managers, health practitioners and other actors working to establish and implement quality of care (QoC) programmes for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) at national, district and facility level.
Integrating stakeholder and community engagement in quality of care initiatives for maternal, newborn and child health
This module aims to make stakeholder and community engagement an integral part of quality improvement initiatives and suggests approaches to make stakeholder and community engagement comprehensive and meaningful.
Analysing and using routine data to monitor the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services -Practical guide for national and subnational decision-makers
This practical guide can be used to help countries monitor and analyse the impact of COVID-19 on essential health services to inform planning and decision-making. It provides practical recommendations on how to use key performance indicators to analyse changes in access to and delivery of essential health services within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; […]
Birth defects surveillance: A manual for programme managers, 2nd Edition
This manual is intended to serve as a tool for the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomalies surveillance programme, particularly for countries with limited resources. The focus of the manual is on population-based and hospital-based surveillance programmes.
Birth defects surveillance: quick reference handbook of selected congenital anomalies and infections
This is a companion tool to Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers, and is intended for use by front-line health care professionals who are diagnosing and collecting data on congenital defects and infections.
The WHO Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (2021-2025)
This document presents evidence-based practices and an interrelated set of policy priorities that can help countries ensure that midwives and nurses optimally contribute to achieving universal health coverage and other population health goals.
Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth: a guide for midwives and doctors, 2nd ed (2017)
A woman presenting with a life-threatening obstetric complication is in an emergency situation requiring immediate diagnosis and management. Therefore, the main text of this manual is arranged by symptom (e.g. vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy). The emphasis of the manual is on rapid assessment and decision making.
WHO MPDSR materials to support implementation (2021)
This document is a practical step by step guidance, relevant to establish a framework to assess the burden of maternal deaths, stillbirths and neonatal deaths, including trends in numbers and causes of death and on how to link maternal and perinatal death reviews.
Human resource strategies to improve newborn care in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries
This documents aims to provide a framework and strategies for countries to transform their policies on human resources for health (HRH) and provide their health workers with the knowledge and technical and behavioural skills necessary for high-quality care by 2030, to ensure that all newborns survive and thrive.