Postpartum care indications and methodological quality:a systematic review of guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coverage of postpartum care is not ideal, and has not been used very well due to not enough attention being paid to the puerperal women and newborns, especially in developing countries. Practice guidelines on postpartum care provide beneficial practice guidance and help to reduce maternal mortality. However, little is known about the credibility and consistency of those guidelines. This systematic review was conducted to summarize main postpartum care indications and appraise methodological quality of guidelines.

Methods

Seven literature databases and guideline development institutions and organizations of obstetrics and maternity care were searched. Two reviewers independently assessed guideline quality using the AGREE II instrument, and synthesized consisten

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8288832 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature