New PAHO network to monitor maternal, neonatal health in region

Neonatal monitoring in Latin America (PAHO photo)

As part of its efforts to find the causes for and curb maternal and neonatal deaths, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has launched a new network involving the Latin American Centre for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WRH) and Latin American and Caribbean Centres for Maternal Surveillance and Research on Women’s and Neonatal Health.

According to a release from PAHO, this new network will monitor the health of women and newborns