Postpartum hemorrhage care bundles to improve adherence to guidelines: A WHO technical consultation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically develop evidence-based bundles for care of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

Methods

An international technical consultation was conducted in 2017 to develop draft bundles of clinical interventions for PPH taken from the WHO's 2012 and 2017 PPH recommendations and based on the validated "GRADE Evidence-to-Decision" framework. Twenty-three global maternal-health experts participated in the development process, which was informed by a systematic literature search on bundle definitions, designs, and implementation experiences. Over a 6-month period, the expert panel met online and via teleconferences, culminating in a 2-day in-person meeting.

Results

The consultation led to the definition of two care bundles for facility implementation. The "first

SUBMITTER: Althabe F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064978 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature