The Safe Motherhood Inter-Agency Group (IAG) is a partnership of international and national agencies that co-sponsored the first Safe Motherhood Conference (Nairobi, 1987), and has worked together since then to realise the goals of the global Safe Motherhood Initiative, specifically to reduce the burden of maternal death and ill-health in developing countries. As a group and as individual organisations, these agencies raise international awareness about safe motherhood, set goals and programmatic priorities for the global initiative, support national programmes, stimulate research, mobilise resources, provide technical assistance, and share information to make pregnancy and childbirth safer.
The goal of the IAG is to contribute to improved maternal and newborn survival and well-being by promoting and supporting the implementation of cost-effective interventions in the developing world. The IAG carries out policy support and disseminates best practices and other information among policy makers, programme managers, and other stakeholders worldwide.
The information resources section of the website includes publications and tools produced by the Safe Motherhood Inter-Agency Group, facts and figures, news articles, and links to partner organisations and online resource materials.