WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience
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Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2022-03-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789240045989 |
ISBN-13 | : 9240045988 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and well-being. It recognizes a "positive postnatal experience" as a significant end point for all women giving birth and their newborns, laying the platform for improved short- and long-term health and well-being. A positive postnatal experience is defined as one in which women, newborns, partners, parents, caregivers and families receive information, reassurance and support in a consistent manner from motivated health workers; where a resourced and flexible health system recognizes the needs of women and babies, and respects their cultural context. This is a consolidated guideline of new and existing recommendations on routine postnatal care for women and newborns receiving facility- or community-based postnatal care in any resource setting.