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Posted onWHO Recommendations: Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience
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Posted onNew Intrapartum Care Guideline from the World Health Organization Focuses on a Positive Childbirth Experience
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To complement the 2016 antenatal care recommendations, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new recommendations on intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. Notably, the guideline recommends respectful maternity care and companionship of choice during labor and childbirth for all women. WHO also states that unnecessary medical procedures should be avoided if labor is progressing normally and the woman and her baby are in good condition…read more