WHO recommendation on screening of pregnant women for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of early onset Group B streptococcus disease in newborns

Book excerpt: The primary audience for this recommendation is health professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health protocols and policies, as well as managers of maternal and child health programmes and policy-makers in all settings. The guideline will also be useful to those directly providing care to pregnant women, including obstetricians, midwives, nurses and general practitioners. The information in this recommendation will be useful for developing job aids and tools for both pre- and in service training of health workers to enhance their delivery of care for screening of pregnant women for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of early onset Group B streptococcus disease in newborns.