14 August 2023 – WHO organized a 3-day training workshop for health workers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to improve their capacity in providing high-quality, evidence-based intrapartum care. 

The training was attended by 24 obstetricians and midwives in the West Bank and 35 in the Gaza Strip, respectively. The training was based on new and existing WHO recommendations that emphasize the importance of women-centred care to optimize the experience of labour and childbirth for women and their babies through a holistic, human rights-based approach.   

WHO’s intrapartum care model is based on several components to ensure a positive childbirth experience. It includes respectful maternity care, emotional support during childbirth, effective communication, pain management, continuity of care, regular monitoring during childbirth, skilled and competent and birth attendants, and a well-functioning health system.