Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines

From Public Health Agency of Canada originally posted here
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Overview
The Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines is a resource on maternal and newborn health. It includes the latest information and advice from Canadian experts.

Who these guidelines are for
The guidelines are for those interested in maternal and newborn health, such as:

• health care providers
• other Canadians involved with maternal and newborn health
• those who plan, manage and decide on maternal and newborn health programs and services

In these guidelines
The guidelines have a preface and 9 chapters. Each chapter will be released once complete.

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Family-centred maternity and newborn care in Canada: Underlying philosophy and principles
  • Principles of family-centred maternity and newborn care: Fact sheet
• Chapter 2: Preconception care
  • Optimizing preconception health: Fact sheet
  • Preconception health: Infographic
• Chapter 3: Care during pregnancy
• Chapter 4: Care during labour and birth
• Chapter 5: Early postpartum care
• Chapter 6: Breastfeeding
• Chapter 7: Loss and grief
• Chapter 8: Organization of services
• Chapter 9: Epilogue

For assistance
If you have comments or questions about the Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines, please contact the Public Health Agency of Canada. We do not give medical advice on individuals or cases.