Maternal and Newborn Health

The teacher guide, youth report, video, multimedia, and stories in this collection are intended to help students understand the great disparity in levels of maternal and newborn health around the world.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2007-2751/Claudio Versiani Guatemala, 2007

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The lesson plans in this educator’s guide are intended to help students understand the great...

9-12

Students will:
1) Recognize the scope of maternal and neonatal mortality for women in the...

9-12

Students will:
1) Review a strategy designed to address maternal mortality in rural Nepal...

9-12

Objectives. In this lesson students will:
1) Examine some of the global partnerships that...

9-12

Objectives. In this lesson students will:
1) Understand food prices implications.
2...

9-12

While the battle against HIV/AIDS may seem insurmountable, progress is slowly being made. Read...

6-8 9-12

The Maternal and Newborn Health: Youth Report provides students with an overview of the issue of...

9-12

Read about how community health partnerships in Nepal are helping to improve, water, sanitation...

9-12

Watch this video to learn about how UNICEF is distributing anti-retroviral drugs to combat HIV/...

9-12

Listen as Peter Salama, UNICEF's Chief of Health, discusses maternal and newborn health.

6-8 9-12

UNICEF and Kiwanis recently announced a historic five-year partnership to eliminate Maternal/...

6-8 9-12

Watch a video about UNICEF community health services in Afghanistan.

6-8 9-12

Learn about how UNICEF therapeutic feeding centers are helping feed the children of Somalia,...

6-8 9-12

Watch a video about how UNICEF supports efforts to improve child survival, and the improvement...

6-8 9-12

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Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy...

9-12

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UNICEF Radio speaks to African Youth Forum delegate Bonolo Cebe, 18, about taking the Forum's...

9-12

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UNICEF Direct of Policy and Practice Richard Morgan helps to explain some of Progress for...

6-8 9-12

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Listen to a podcast that explains the health situation that many expectant mothers face in...

6-8 9-12

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UNICEF is working to provide access to healthcare which will lower the rate at which infants...

9-12

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UNICEF and Kiwanis International recently announced a five-year partnership to eliminate...

6-8 9-12

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