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Feb 15, 2018 · Worldwide, about 140 million women give birth every year. Whilst much is known about the clinical management of labour and childbirth less attention is paid to what, beyond clinical interventions, needs to be done to make women feel safe, comfortable and positive about the experience. The growing knowledge on how to initiate, accelerate, terminate, regulate, or monitor the physiological ...
Oct 16, 2015 · In response to this unacceptable situation, the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist has been developed to support the delivery of essential maternal and perinatal care practices. The Checklist addresses the major causes of maternal death (haemorrhage, infection, obstructed labour and hypertensive disorders), intrapartum-related stillbirths ...
Aug 20, 2021 · WHO insists that a positive childbirth experience should meet a woman’s personal and sociocultural beliefs and expectations in every setting. This includes giving birth to a healthy baby in a clinically and psychologically safe environment, assisted by a kind and technically competent health care provider. The clinical management of labour ...
Feb 7, 2018 · The guideline highlights the importance of woman-centred care to optimize the experience of labour 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 ...
Mar 23, 2022 · More and more evidence shows that women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth. Women everywhere face violations of their rights – including rights to privacy, informed consent, and the right have a trusted companion of choice throughout childbirth. Mistreatment can seriously erode trust in the health facility, which can mean that women are less likely to access ...
Jan 29, 2015 · The PCPNC is a guide for clinical decision-making. 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 for routine and emergency care.
Mar 30, 2022 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. This is a critical time for ensuring newborn and maternal survival and for supporting healthy development of the baby as well as the mother’s overall mental and physical recovery and wellbeing.Worldwide, more than 3 in ...
Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Each stage should be a positive experience, ensuring women and their babies reach their full potential for health and well-being. Although important progress has been made in the last two decades, about 287 000 women died during and following ...
Mar 15, 2022 · All pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns, including those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections, have the right to high quality care before, during and after childbirth, including mental health care. A safe and positive childbirth experience includes: mobility in labour where possible, and birth position of choice.
Dec 15, 2020 · Monitoring childbirth in a new era for maternal health. WHO and HRP launch the Labour Care Guide to improve every woman’s experience of childbirth, and to help ensure the health and well-being of women and their babies. The philosophy of labour and delivery care, and the recommended World Health Organization (WHO) approach, have developed ...
