The state of the world's children 2009:maternal and newborn health
- New York United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) 2008
- v, 158p.
A report focusing on maternal and neonatal health primarily in Africa and Asia and identifies the interventions and actions such as adequate nutrition, improved hygiene practices, antenatal and postnatal care, use of skilled health workers at births, emergency obstetric and newborn care that must be improved through a continuum of care linking communities and households to health systems so as to save lives.