This guideline presents evidence and recommendations for cervical ripening and induction of labour. It aims to provide information to birth attendants and pregnant individuals on optimal perinatal care while avoiding unnecessary obstetrical intervention. Consistent interprofessional use of the guideline,...
This guideline aims to provide evidence for prevention, recognition, and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage including severe hemorrhage leading to hemorrhagic shock.
Benefits, harms, and costs
Appropriate recognition and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage can prevent serious morbidity while reducing cost...
Objetivo: Proveer recomendaciones para mejorar la calidad del cuidado y desenlaces para mujeres que reciben atención del parto, en relación a la prevención de la hemorragia posparto (HPP) por atonía uterina en El Salvador.
Métodos: La presente guía fue desarrollada siguiendo los lineamientos del Ma...
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is commonly defined as a blood loss of 500 mL or more
within 24 hours after birth and affects about 5% of all women giving birth around the world.
Globally, nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths are associated with PPH and, in most
low-income countries, it is the main cau...
Over recent decades, more and more pregnant
women around the world have undergone
induction of labour (artificially initiated labour)
to deliver their babies. In developed countries,
up to 25% of all deliveries at term now involve
induction of labour. In developing countries, the
rates are generally lowe...
