This interagency list is a tool to support planning for the selection, quality assurance and procurement of medical devices to implement the Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) interventions, which are defined as the “Essential care to women and their newborn during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period: up to six weeks after delivery.” The objective of this list is to propose an international consensus on a rational selection of essential medical devices for reproductive health according to their public health relevance on the basis of evidence regarding, efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness. .
