The World Health Organization (WHO) has given recommendations on how countries can improve the quality of care in their health facilities and prevent maternal and newborn deaths, based on its standards for improving the quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities. Pregnant women should receive the right care, at the right times. Newborns should receive essential care immediately after birth. Small and sick babies should be well cared for in a facility. All women and newborns must receive care that prevents hospital-acquired infections.
Health facilities must have an appropriate physical environment. Communication with women and their families must be effective and respond to their needs. Women and newborns who need referrals can obtain them without delay. No woman should be subjected to harmful practices during labor, childbirth, and the early postnatal period. Health…
