Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
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