Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns-the WHO vision

doi:10.1111/1471-0528.13451

. 2015 Jul;122(8):1045-9.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13451. Epub 2015 May 1.

Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns-the WHO vision

Ӧ Tunçalp¹, W M Were², C MacLennan², O T Oladapo¹, A M Gülmezoglu¹, R Bahl², B Daelmans², M Mathai², L Say¹, F Kristensen³, M Temmerman¹, F Bustreo³

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¹ Department of Reproductive Health and Research including UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Family, Women and Children's Health Cluster, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 25929823
PMCID: PMC5029576
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13451

Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns-the WHO vision

Ӧ Tunçalp et al. BJOG. 2015 Jul.

. 2015 Jul;122(8):1045-9.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13451. Epub 2015 May 1.

Authors

Ӧ Tunçalp¹, W M Were², C MacLennan², O T Oladapo¹, A M Gülmezoglu¹, R Bahl², B Daelmans², M Mathai², L Say¹, F Kristensen³, M Temmerman¹, F Bustreo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Reproductive Health and Research including UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Family, Women and Children's Health Cluster, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 25929823
PMCID: PMC5029576
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13451

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WHO Quality of Care Framework for maternal and newborn health.

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Re: Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns-the WHO vision: WHO vision for Quality of Care for pregnant women and newborns: a welcome initiative.
Chaturvedi S, Raven J. Chaturvedi S, et al. BJOG. 2016 Jan;123(1):144-5. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13747. BJOG. 2016. PMID: 26715347 No abstract available.
Authors' reply re: Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns-the WHO vision.
Tunçalp Ö, Were W, Bahl R, Gülmezoglu AM. Tunçalp Ö, et al. BJOG. 2016 Jan;123(1):145. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13748. BJOG. 2016. PMID: 26715349 No abstract available.

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[1] United Nations Secretary‐General . Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. New York: UN, 2010.

[2] United Nations Secretary‐General . Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. New York: UN, 2010.

[3] Campbell OM, Graham WJ. Lancet Maternal Survival Series steering group. Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works. Lancet 2006;368:1284–99. - PubMed

[4] Campbell OM, Graham WJ. Lancet Maternal Survival Series steering group. Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works. Lancet 2006;368:1284–99. - PubMed

[5] Global Health Group . Where Women go to Deliver: Overview of the Project and Review of Preliminary Findings. San Francisco: UCSF Global Health Sciences, 2014.

[6] Global Health Group . Where Women go to Deliver: Overview of the Project and Review of Preliminary Findings. San Francisco: UCSF Global Health Sciences, 2014.

[7] United Nations . The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014. New York: UN, 2014.

[8] United Nations . The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014. New York: UN, 2014.

[9] Souza JP, Gulmezoglu AM, Vogel J, Carroli G, Lumbiganon P, Qureshi Z, et al. Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross‐sectional study. Lancet 2013;381:1747–55. - PubMed

[10] Souza JP, Gulmezoglu AM, Vogel J, Carroli G, Lumbiganon P, Qureshi Z, et al. Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross‐sectional study. Lancet 2013;381:1747–55. - PubMed

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