Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience
Year of Publication2018
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Not recommended
Certainty of evidence
High
In neonates born through clear amniotic fluid who start breathing on their own after birth, suctioning of the mouth and nose should not be performed.
Notes and Remarks
- 1.This recommendation has been integrated from the WHO Guidelines on basic newborn resuscitation, in which the GDG for that guideline determined it to be a strong recommendation based on high-quality evidence. 2. No further remarks were noted. 3. The evidence supporting this recommendation can be found in the source guideline document, available at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/75157/1/9789241503693_eng.pdf
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Guidelines on basic newborn resuscitation
Year2012
InstitutionWorld Health Organization