New World Health Organization recommendations for care of preterm or low birth weight infants: health policy.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 11% of infants are born preterm, and complications of prematurity are the most common cause of death in children aged under five years. Almost one million preterm infants die each year across low, high and middle income countries. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a Guideline Development Group (GDG) to examine evidence and formulate recommendations for care of preterm or low birthweight (LBW) infants according to WHO Guideline Review Committee (GRC) criteria. GRADE methods were used to assess the certainty of evidence and the GDG developed judgements using the DECIDE (Developing and Evaluating Communication strategies to support Informed Decisions and practice based on Evidence) framework. Twenty-five recommendations were made; 11 recommendations were new,

SUBMITTER: Care of Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518507 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature