This guideline covers when to offer caesarean birth, discussion of caesarean birth, procedural aspects of the operation, and care after caesarean birth. It aims to improve the consistency and quality of care for women who are thinking about having a caesarean birth or have had a previous caesarean birth ...
Direct maternal infections around the time of childbirth account for about one tenth of
the global burden of maternal death. Women who develop peripartum infections are also
prone to severe morbidity, long-term disabilities such as chronic pelvic pain, fallopian tube
blockage and secondary infertility. M...
In 2013, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
Publications Committee adopted the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system for evaluating and rating scientific
evidence and practice recommendations for SMFM
Clinical Guidelines and Consults.1 This decision...
