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Newborn health

A mother lies on her side, head in hand, with her baby seated in front of her outside a health centre in Uganda.
Programme
07 August 2019
Strengthening district health systems
UNICEF helps find local solutions for global health challenges.
A mother lies next to her one-day-old baby, covered in blankets.
Programme
01 August 2019
Maternal and newborn health
Newborns and mothers are still dying in appalling numbers – mostly from preventable causes.
A happy mother gives her baby a kiss on the cheek.
Programme
01 August 2019
Maternal, newborn and child survival
Improving the survival chances of newborns, children and mothers is an urgent global challenge.
A mother and baby
Page
03 August 2018
UNICEF parenting
Bringing together some of the world’s leading baby experts to help parents give their children the best start in life
Associate Director, Maternal and Newborn Child Health
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Biography
27 January 2022
Lu Wei Pearson
Associate Director, Maternal and Newborn Child Health
Press release
19 December 2021
Latest child mortality estimates reveal world remains off track to meeting Sustainable Development Goals
New report by the UN IGME reveals an urgent need to invest in strengthening data systems to track newborn and child health and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, two thirds of which have had no reliable mortality data in the past three years
A new mother rests after giving birth in Baria, Gujarat, India.
Article
16 December 2021
Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
How to protect yourself and your baby
Document
28 June 2021
UNICEF Health Programme Results 2020: Key highlights

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Press release
23 April 2021
COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services in 90 per cent of countries
Some signs of recovery emerging but major efforts required to restore and strengthen health services
A happy mother and child at Mamta Diwas at Chanota Fadia, AW Baria, Gujarat as immunization resumes post COVID-19 lockdown in India.
Article
14 January 2021
Routine vaccinations during COVID-19
How to safely get routine vaccinations for your child during the COVID-19 pandemic