Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care : a guide for essential practice.

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Edition:Third Edition.
Imprint:Geneva : World Health Organization, [2015]
©2015.
Description:1 volume (various pagings) ; 30 x 22 cm.
Language:English
Series:Integrated management of pregnancy and childbirth
Integrated management of pregnancy and childbirth.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10966534
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Other authors / contributors:World Health Organization. Reproductive Health and Research, issuing body.
ISBN:9789241549356
9241549351
Notes:Spiral binding.
Summary:Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care: a guide for essential practice (3rd edition) (PCPNC), has been updated to include recommendations from recently approved WHO guidelines relevant to maternal and perinatal health. These include pre-eclampsia & eclampsia; postpartum haemorrhage; postnatal care for the mother and baby; newborn resuscitation; prevention of mother-to- child transmission of HIV; HIV and infant feeding; malaria in pregnancy, interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes, tobacco use and second-hand exposure in pregnancy, post-partum depression, post-partum family planning and post abortion care. The aim of PCPNC is to provide evidence-based recommendations to guide health care professionals in the management of women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, and newborns, and post abortion, including management of endemic diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB and anaemia. The PCPNC is a guide for clinical decision-making. All recommendations are for skilled attendants working at the primary level of health care, either at the facility or in the community. They apply to all women attending antenatal care, in delivery, postpartum or post abortion care, or who come for emergency care, and to all newborns at birth for routine and emergency care.
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Summary:This guide provides a full range of updated, evidence-based norms and standards that will enable health care providers to give high quality care during pregnancy, delivery and in the postpartum period, considering the needs of the mother and her newborn baby.<br> <br> All recommendations are for skilled attendants working at the primary level of health care, either at the facility or in the community. They apply to all women attending antenatal care, in delivery, postpartum or post abortion care, or who come for emergency care, and to all newborns at birth and during the first week of life (or later) for routine and emergency care.<br> <br> This guide is a guide for clinical decision-making. It facilitates the collection, analysis, classification and use of relevant information by suggesting key questions, essential observations and/or examinations, and recommending appropriate research-based interventions. It promotes the early detection of complications and the initiation of early and appropriate treatment, including time referral, if necessary.<br> <br> Correct use of this guide should help reduce high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity rates prevalent in many parts of the developing world, thereby making pregnancy and childbirth safer.
Item Description:Spiral binding.
Physical Description:1 volume (various pagings) ; 30 x 22 cm.
ISBN:9789241549356
9241549351