WHO recommendations on newborn health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee

Overview

Please note that this publication is being updated.

This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others relate to maternal, child and adolescent health. The objective of this document is to make available WHO recommendations on newborn health in one easy-to-access document for WHO staff, policy-makers, programme managers, and health professionals. The compilation can also help better define gaps to prioritize guideline updates.

This document is meant to respond to the questions:

• What health interventions should be the newborn and young infants less than 2 months of age receive and when should s/he receive it?
• What health behaviours should a mother/caregiver practise (or not practise)?