Effective care for mothers and babies during humanitarian crises
Although global maternal and neonatal mortality have declined over recent decades, progress has stalled in contexts affected by conflict, fragility and displacement.(1–3) The 29 countries with United Nations humanitarian responseplans or flash appeals at the start of 2025 accounted for slightly less than one third of global births but contributed an estimated 58% of maternal deaths, 41% of stillbirths and 39% of newborn deaths. (2–4) These figures likely underestimate the burden in acute crises, where data are usually scarce.
Authors
- Majid Nour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-1404)
- Catrin Schulte‐Hillen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-2528)
- Allisyn C. Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4826-1475)
- Shirley Mark Prabhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-2373)
- Hannah Tappis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-5418)
- Elaine Scudder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-4972)
- Kathleen Mitchell
- Mollie Fair
- Moha Asri Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5178-2300)
- Janet Kayita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9632-2001)
- Khalid Siddeeg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-2600)
- Harriet Ruysen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3559-0680)
- Olive Cocoman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6898-008X)
- Rima Chaya
- Khadidja Amadaye Abgrene
- Tala Rammal
- Gagan Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7845-2056)
- Tomomi Kitamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-4751)
- James McQuen Patterson
- Mohammed Afifi
- Sophie Chimwenje Khumbizeni
- Valérie Marcella Zombre Sanon
Institutions
- World Health Organization (CH)
- International Rescue Committee (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.25.295391
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00