Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing
We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being.
MCA and COVID-19: resources for pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal care and breastfeeding
This page includes information on pregnant women at higher risk of infection from COVID-19 ; protection against COVID-19 when pregnant, testing for pregnant women, transmission of infection between mother and unborn/newborn baby, care available during pregnancy and childbirth, methods of delivery when suspected or confirmed infection from COVID-19 in mother, breastfeeding when infected, close contact with newborn when mother is infected, alternatives to breastfeeding if infected with COVID-19.
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Scientific briefs
7 February 2021
Definition and categorization of the timing of mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2
This scientific brief was prepared based on results of evidence synthesis and a WHO expert consultation. The WHO COVID-19 LENS (Living Evidence Synthesis)...
Caring for infants and mothers with COVID-19
This document includes content on Caring for pregnant women with COVID-19. Direct link to:
Resources from other UN agencies
Partner resource document on COVID-19 preparedness and response, including UNFPA response intervention, both short-term and long-term.
Guidance to help maintain essential preventative, promotive and curative sexual and reproductive health services in fragile and humanitarian settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breastfeeding and COVID-19
