Global research priorities related to the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: results of a global consultation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO Labour Care Guide (LCG) in 2020 to support the implementation of its 2018 recommendations on intrapartum care. The WHO LCG promotes evidence-based labour monitoring and stimulates shared decision-making between maternity care providers and labouring women. There is a need to identify critical questions that will contribute to defining the research agenda relating to implementation of the WHO LCG.

Methods

This mixed-methods prioritization exercise, adapted from the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) and James Lind Alliance (JLA) methods, combined a metrics-based design with a qualitative, consensus-building consultation in three phases. The exercise followed the reporting guideline for priori

SUBMITTER: World Health Organization Labour Care Guide Research Prioritization Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082494 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature