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Maternal health

A mother holds her baby in her arms
Programme
04 October 2017
Nutrition
Read how we work to ensure that all children have the best nutritional start in life.
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Press release
23 February 2023
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access
Newborn
Press release
10 January 2023
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during the same period, according to a separate UN report.
Home Visiting Nurse during her visit at a family in Suhareke
Photo essay
09 August 2022
A life-saving knock on the door
Home Visiting Programme
A mother with her new-born baby
Article
04 January 2022
Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
How to protect yourself and your baby.
Varya
Article
27 October 2021
“I’d settle for a year being sick, as long as it’s not her"
The mother of a measles survivor from Kazakhstan shares her experience
A child and his mother while waiting to receive medical care
Press release
10 September 2020
COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn
With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake
Беременная женщина
Article
05 September 2020
Pregnancy in times of lockdown: overcoming fears and keeping
The lockdown has brought many difficulties and experiences to the lives of pregnant Ukrainian women
Mother and father with new born baby
News note
31 July 2019
Why family-friendly policies are critical to increasing breastfeeding rates worldwide - UNICEF
Policies that support breastfeeding are not yet available to most mothers worldwide.
Dr. Baktygul Pakirova watches Jiydegul, hold her newborn son Nurdan. After 2 days in the hospital mother and son will be ready to go home.
Press release
04 June 2019
World not delivering quality maternal health care to poorest mothers - UNICEF
Millions of mothers at risk due to prohibitive health care costs, lack of access to services and skilled professionals, and child marriage 03 June 2019