Newborn Health

About us

Technical areas of work

Essential newborn care

Preterm and low-birth weight

Newborn infections

Perinatal asphyxia

Congenital anomalies

Global data on newborn health

Research on newborn health

Policy and Strategy

MCA and COVID-19: pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal care and breastfeeding

Partnerships and initiatives

Every Newborn Action Plan

Muskoka Partnership

Networks and Advisory groups

Mother and Newborn Information for Tracking Outcomes and Results

The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (Quality of Care Network)

Our activities

Identifying common areas of progress with the Every Newborn Action Plan

Focusing on postnatal care in low- and middle-income countries

Research in maternal, perinatal, and adolescent health

Addressing critical knowledge gaps in newborn health

Publication library

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Selected guidelines

Latest publications

News and agenda

14 November 2025

News release

WHO promotes lifesaving intervention for small and preterm babies on first official World Prematurity Day

29 July 2025

Departmental update

WHO and Noora Health begin collaboration to strengthen support for family caregivers

28 May 2025

Departmental update

Member States endorse World Prematurity Day as official global health campaign

All news

Calls

Below are listed calls for expression of interests, calls for experts and opportunities. Please respect the application deadlines.

7 September 2026

Call for experts

Call for experts in Older People and Ageing

19 August 2026

Call for proposals

Call for priority topics on women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health beyond 2030

Events calendar

Media Center

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Infographic

Listen, support, empower: WHO recommends at least 6 contacts with a breastfeeding counsellor

Related WHO teams

Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing

Maternal Health

Child Health and Development

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