WHO Recommendations for Augmentation of Labour

WHO Recommendations for Augmentation of Labour

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9241507365

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Optimizing outcomes for women in labor at the global level requires evidence-based guidance of health workers to improve care through appropriate patient selection and use of effective interventions. In this regard, the World Health Organization (WHO) published recommendations for induction of labor in 2011. The goal of the present guideline is to consolidate the guidance for effective interventions that are needed to reduce the global burden of prolonged labor and its consequences. The primary target audience includes health professionals responsible for developing national and local health protocols and policies, as well as obstetricians, midwives, nurses, general medical practitioners, managers of maternal and child health programs, and public health policy-makers in all settings.


Guidelines for Perinatal Care

Guidelines for Perinatal Care

Author: American Academy of Pediatrics

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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This guide has been developed jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and is designed for use by all personnel involved in the care of pregnant women, their foetuses, and their neonates.


Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, and Newborn Care

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, and Newborn Care

Author:

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 924159084X

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This guide provides a full range of updated, evidence-based norms and standards that will enable health care providers to give high quality care during pregnancy, delivery and in the postpartum period, considering the needs of the mother and her newborn baby. All recommendations are for skilled attendants working at the primary level of health care, either at the facility or in the community. They apply to all women attending antenatal care, in delivery, postpartum or post abortion care, or who come for emergency care, and to all newborns at birth and during the first week of life (or later) for routine and emergency care. This guide is a guide for clinical decision-making. It facilitates the collection; analysis, classification and use of relevant information by suggesting key questions, essential observations and/or examinations, and recommending appropriate research-based interventions. It promotes the early detection of complications and the initiation of early and appropriate treatment, including time referral, if necessary. Correct use of this guide should help reduce high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity rates prevalent in many parts of the developing world, thereby making pregnancy and childbirth safer.


WHO Recommendations on Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience

WHO Recommendations on Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 924155021X

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This up-to-date, comprehensive and consolidated guideline on essential intrapartum care brings together new and existing WHO recommendations that, when delivered as a package, will ensure good-quality and evidence-based care irrespective of the setting or level of health care. The recommendations presented in this guideline are neither country nor region specific and acknowledge the variations that exist globally as to the level of available health services within and between countries. The guideline highlights the importance of woman-centered care to optimize the experience of labor and childbirth for women and their babies through a holistic, human rights-based approach. It introduces a global model of intrapartum care, which takes into account the complexity and diverse nature of prevailing models of care and contemporary practice. The recommendations in this guideline are intended to inform the development of relevant national- and local-level health policies and clinical protocols. Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy-makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programs, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.


Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies

Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies

Author: Edwin Chandraharan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-06-03

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1108847382

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Global and national confidential inquiry reports show that 60 to 80% of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality are due to avoidable errors. This comprehensive and illustrated second edition offers a practical guide to the management of obstetric, medical, surgical, anaesthetic and newborn emergencies in addition to organisational and training issues. The book is divided conveniently into nine sections and updated throughout in line with modern research and practice. Several new chapters cover setting up skills and drills training in maternity services to reduce avoidable harm, managing obstetric emergencies during 'home births' and in low-risk midwifery units, and minimizing maternal and fetal morbidity in failed operative vaginal delivery. Each chapter includes a practical algorithm for quick reference, the scientific basis for proposed actions, a case-based practical exercise and useful learning tools such as 'Key Pearls' and 'Key Pitfalls'. An invaluable resource for obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives, medical students, anesthesiologists and the wider perinatal team.


Intrapartum Management Modules

Intrapartum Management Modules

Author: Betsy Kennedy

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 1063

ISBN-13: 1496349687

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Confidently deliver safe, accurate intrapartum care with the expert guidance of Intrapartum Management Modules, 5e. This essential, fully updated edition offers easy-to-follow directions on the full range of intrapartum skills, from admission assessment of the laboring woman and fetus to delivery and postpartum care. Written by top-level intrapartum nurses and educators, this is not only an essential study aid for inpatient obstetric nursing certification; it also offers indispensable orientation support to new practitioners. Absorb the A to Z of intrapartum nursing science and skills . . . NEW and updated content offers the latest evidence-based therapeutic methods, drugs, and technology NEW chapter on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring Practice strips for monitoring fetal heart rate and contractions End-of-module practice/review questions and end-of-book posttests to aid retention and bulletproof exam preparation Centers for Disease Control guidelines for safe labor and delivery National Institute of Child Health and Human Development guidelines for accurate electronic fetal monitoring Self-paced independent learning manual—step-by-step directions for vital skills, including: Physical exam of the laboring woman Evaluating contractions Meeting the individual and cultural needs of the laboring woman and family Identifying the high-risk mother and fetus Assessing fetal health Managing gestational diabetes Determining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence Evaluating fetal lie and presentation Breathing and effleurage techniques Managing an unexpected delivery


Birth Settings in America

Birth Settings in America

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2020-05-01

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0309669820

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The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country in the world, yet outcomes are worse than other high-resource countries, and even worse for Black and Native American women. There are a variety of factors that influence childbirth, including social determinants such as income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings. It is important to reevaluate the United States' approach to maternal and newborn care through the lens of these factors across multiple disciplines. Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice reviews and evaluates maternal and newborn care in the United States, the epidemiology of social and clinical risks in pregnancy and childbirth, birth settings research, and access to and choice of birth settings.


WHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience

WHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789241549912

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Within the continuum of reproductive health care, antenatal care provides a platform for important health-care functions, including health promotion, screening and diagnosis, and disease prevention. It has been established that, by implementing timely and appropriate evidence-based practices, antenatal care can save lives. Endorsed by the United Nations Secretary-General, this is a comprehensive WHO guideline on routine antenatal care for pregnant women and adolescent girls. It aims to complement existing WHO guidelines on the management of specific pregnancy-related complications. The guidance captures the complex nature of the antenatal care issues surrounding healthcare practices and delivery, and prioritizes person-centered health and well-being --- not only the prevention of death and morbidity --- in accordance with a human rights-based approach.


Opioid-Use Disorders in Pregnancy

Opioid-Use Disorders in Pregnancy

Author: Tricia E. Wright

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05-10

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1108400981

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Gain guidance and support when treating the high-risk population of women confronting (or battling) opioid-use disorders during pregnancy.