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WHO recommendations on induction of labour, at or beyond term

The primary audience for these recommendations includes health professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health-care guidelines and protocols and health workers involved in the provision of care to women and their newborns during pregnancy, labour and childbirth; this includes m...

Guideline No. 426: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: diagnosis, prediction, prevention, and management

J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 44 (5), 2022
This guideline was developed by maternity care providers from obstetrics and internal medicine. It reviews the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs), the prediction and prevention of preeclampsia, and the postpartum care of women with a previous HDP. Impl...

The Toronto Consensus Statements for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy

Gastroenterology; 150 (3), 2016
"BACKGROUND & AIMS: The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) poses a particular challenge during pregnancy because the health of both the mother and the fetus must be considered. METHODS: A systematic literature search identified studies on the management of IBD during pregnancy. The quality o...

WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health

In 2003 WHO published "Working with individuals, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health", known as the IFC Framework, that promotes integrating the health promotion approach set out in the Ottawa Charter into national maternal and newborn health strategies. More than 10 years aft...

Smoking: acute, maternity and mental health services

This guideline covers helping people to stop smoking in acute, maternity and mental health services. It promotes smokefree policies and services and recommends effective ways to help people stop smoking or to abstain from smoking while using or working in secondary care settings....

WHO recommendations for Prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are an important cause of severe morbidity, longterm disability and death among both mothers and their babies. In Africa and Asia, nearly one tenth of all maternal deaths are associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, whereas one quarter of maternal deaths in...

Baby-friendly hospital initiative: revised, updated and expanded for integrated care. Section 1, Background and implementation

Since the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched by UNICEF and WHO in 1991-1992, the Initiative has grown, with more than 20,000 hospitals having been designated in 156 countries around the world over the last 15 years. During this time, a number of regional meetings offered guidance and p...

Infant and young child feeding: model chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals

This Model Chapter brings together essential knowledge about infant and young child feeding that health professionals should acquire as part of their basic education. It focuses on nutritional needs and feeding practices in children less than two years of age – the most critical period for child nutrit...