To summarize the current evidence and to make recommendations for diagnosis and classification of placenta previa and for managing the care of women with this diagnosis. To manage in hospital or as an outpatient and to perform a cesarean delivery preterm or at term or to allow a trial of labour when a di...
To assess the benefits and risks of progesterone therapy for women at increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) and to make recommendations for the use of progesterone to reduce the risk of SPB and improve postnatal outcomes. To administer or withhold progesterone therapy for women deemed to be a...
La finalidad de esta guía es establecer un referente nacional para orientar la toma de decisiones clínicas basadas en recomendaciones sustentadas en la mejor evidencia disponible a disposición del personal del primer, segundo o tercer nivel de atención con la intención de estandarizar las acciones n...
The World Health Organization’s comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) guideline WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience was first published in 2016 with the objective of improving the quality of routine health care that all women and adolescent girls receive during pregna...
The primary goal of this recommendation is to improve the quality of care and outcomes for pregnant women and women intending to become pregnant, particularly those related to prevention of pre-eclampsia,
eclampsia and resulting complications. This recommendation may be of interest to professional societ...
This updated recommendation is relevant to all pregnant women and adolescent girls receiving comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) in any healthcare facility or community-based setting, and to their unborn fetuses and newborns. The question was prioritized during the ANC guideline development process. In 20...
This guideline covers the care that healthy women and their babies should be offered during pregnancy. It aims to ensure that pregnant women are offered regular check-ups, information and support....
Mottola, MF;
Davenport, MH;
Ruchat, SM;
Davies, GA;
Poitras, VJ;
Gray, CE;
Jaramillo Garcia, A;
Barrowman, N;
Adamo, KB;
Duggan, M;
Barakat, R;
Chilibeck, P;
Fleming, K;
Forte, M;
Korolnek, J;
Nagpal, T;
Slater, LG;
Stirling, D;
Zehr, L.
The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, or fetal mortality during and following pregnancy. Literature was retrieved through searches of MEDLINE, ...
Improving care for women during pregnancy and around the time of childbirth to prevent and treat pre-eclampsia and eclampsia is a necessary step towards the achievement of the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Efforts to prevent and reduce morbidity and mortality due to these co...
This new guideline on non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections incorporates the views, fears and beliefs of both women and health professionals about caesarean sections. It also considers the complex dynamics and limitations of health systems and organizations and relationships...
