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WHO recommendations on newborn health

Please note that this publication is being updated.This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others...

WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes

The primary audience for this guideline includes health-care professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health-care protocols...

Pocket book of hospital care for children: Second edition

This is the second edition of the Pocket book of hospital care for children. It is for use by doctors, nurses and other health workers who are responsible...

WHO recommendations on Postnatal care of the mother and newborn

The guidelines focus on postnatal care of mothers and newborns in resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries. The critical maternal...

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The role of the health sector in supporting parents and caregivers to meet their parenting potential

Supporting parents and caregivers requires a whole-of-society approach, with coordinated responses from the health, education, social services, private...

Kangaroo mother care: a clinical practice guide

This guide is designed to help health workers support mothers and families in practising Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in health facilities at all levels...

Parent counselling guide on kangaroo mother care (KMC)

This guide supports health workers in counselling parents and families of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) newborns on the essential practice of Kangaroo...

Risk stratification analyses for programmes and research in newborn and child health, Meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2024

WHO coordinated a set of analyses to consider individual and accumulated risks of infant and child mortality. In March 2024, WHO convened a meeting of...

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