| Description |
1 online resource (62 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Executive summary; Introduction; Guideline development methods; Guiding principles; Summary list of WHO recommendations for augmentation of labour; 1. Background; 1.1 Target audience; 2. Methods; 2.1 Declaration of interests by participants at the WHO technical consultation; 2.2 Decision-making during the technical consultation; 2.3 Document preparation and peer review; 3. Results; 3.1 Guiding principles; 3.2 Definition of delay in the first stage of labour; 3.3 Evidence and recommendations |
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3.3.1 Diagnosis of delay in the first stage of labour3.3.2 Prevention of delay in the first stage of labour; 3.3.3 Treatment of delay in the first stage of labour with augmentation; 3.3.4 Care during labour augmentation; 4. Research implications; 4.1 Key research priorities; 4.2 Other research questions; 5. Dissemination and implementation of the guideline; 5.1 Guideline dissemination and evaluation; 5.2 Guideline implementation; 6. Applicability issues; 6.1 Anticipated impact on the organization of care and resources; 6.2 Monitoring and evaluating the guideline implementation |
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7. Updating the guidelineReferences; Annex 1. External experts and WHO staff involved in the preparation of the guideline; Annex 2. Critical and important outcomes for decision-making; Annex 3. Summary of the considerations related to the strength of the recommendations (balance worksheets) |
| Summary |
Optimizing outcomes for women in labour at the globallevel requires evidence-based guidance of health workersto improve care through appropriate patient selection anduse of effective interventions. In this regard the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) published recommendationsfor induction of labour in 2011. The goal of the present guideline is to consolidate the guidance for effectiveinterventions that are needed to reduce the global burdenof prolonged labour and its consequences. The primarytarget audience includes health professionals responsiblefor developing national and local health protocol |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Labor, Induced (Obstetrics) -- Standards
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Fetal presentation.
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Dystocia -- prevention & control
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Labor, Induced -- methods
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Labor, Induced -- standards
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Labor Presentation
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Perinatal Care -- methods
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Fetal presentation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789240693043 |
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9240693041 |
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