Health Workforce Documents & Reports

Below is our library of documents on the global maternal health workforce, including reports, training materials and more.

• WHO Recommendations: Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience

• Report from Nine Maternal Mortality Review Committees

• Exploring the Motivations of Birth Companions

• WHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience: Summary

• An Evidence Map of Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

• The Landscape of Cesarean Section in Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia

• Healthy Lives for Vulnerable Women and Children: Applying Health Systems Research

• Toolkit to Improve Early and Sustained Uptake of Intermittent Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy (IPTp)

• The State of the World’s Midwifery: Analysis of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Workforce in East & Southern Africa

• Preterm Infant Feeding and Growth Monitoring: Implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Protocol

• Le Diaporama de Simulations d’Urgences Obstétricales

• Le Manuel de Formation par Simulations d’Urgences Obstétricales

• Gender and Participation in Option B+ Programs to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Malawi and Uganda

• Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives and Doctors

• Technical Guidance for Prioritizing Adolescent Health

• Consolidated Guideline on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Living With HIV

• Improving the Quality of Care for Mothers and Newborns in Health Facilities – Learner Manual

• Improving the Quality of Care for Mothers and Newborns in Health Facilities – Coaching Manual

• Postnatal Care, With a Focus on Home Visitation: A Design Decision-Aid for Policymakers and Program Managers

• Childbirth in Uganda: Stories From Women and Health Workers

• Improving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

• Maternal Mental Health – Women’s Voices

• International WHO Recommendations on Interventions to Improve Preterm Birth Outcomes

• Managing Gender-Based Violence Programs in Emergencies

• The Impact of Performance-based Incentives on the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care

• Chronicles of Death Foretold: A Civil Society Analysis of Maternal Deaths in Seven Districts From the States of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, India

• Midwives’ Voices, Midwives’ Realities: Findings From a Global Consultation on Providing Quality Midwifery Care

• Standards for Improving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Health Facilities

• Recomendações da OMS Sobre Cuidados Pré-Natais Para uma Experiência Positiva na Gravidez

• Recommandations de l’OMS Concernant les Soins Anténatals Pour Que la Grossesse Soit une Expérience Positive