Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing
We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being.
Technical areas of work
Strategic directions 2023-2030
Six years to the SDG deadline. Six actions to reduce unacceptably high maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths.
Advisory groups
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22 December 2025
Strategic objectives for the development and implementation of maternal, newborn...
This publication sets out the strategic objectives that programme managers can use to help countries design, implement, scale up and sustain maternal,...
17 December 2025
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...
4 November 2025
Essential newborn care course, second edition
This material provides the foundation for the essential care of every newborn: immediate care at birth, resuscitation when needed, breast milk feeding,...
