WHO Principles of Perinatal Care: The Essential Antenatal, Perinatal, and Postpartum Care Course

Birth - Tập 28 Số 3 - Trang 202-207 - 2001
Beverley Chalmers1,2,3, Viviana Mangiaterra1,2,3, Richard Porter1,2,3
1Beverley Chalmers is at the Centre for Research in Women's Health, University of Toronto, and Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada
2Richard Porter is in the Maternity Services of the Wiltshire Health Care National Health Services Trust, Bath, United Kingdom.
3Viviana Mangiaterra is at the WHO Regional Office for Europe and is Regional Advisor Child Health and Development, in Copenhagen, Denmark

Tóm tắt

World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and meta‐analyses of controlled trials have concluded that inappropriate perinatal care and technology continue to be practiced widely throughout the world, despite the acceptance of evidence‐based principles and care. The WHO Regional Office for Europe, in consultation with policy makers and reproductive health experts recently proposed ten “Principles of Perinatal Care,” which have been endorsed by the reproductive health units of most member states. A comprehensive training program, based on the principles, is now being offered throughout the European region. This paper describes the development of the WHO principles and the WHO training course “Essential Antenatal, Perinatal and Postpartum Care.” Together they provide an innovative model of evidence‐based and psychosocially sensitive care for the future guidance of perinatal policy makers and caregivers worldwide.

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