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WHO recommendations on newborn health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee
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...
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...
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,...
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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