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
Maintained
Recommendation in research context
Only in research contexts
Certainty of evidence
Low
For the sole purpose of reducing caesarean section rates, collaborative midwifery-obstetrician model of care (i.e. a model of staffing based on care provided primarily by midwives, with 24-hour back-up from an obstetrician who provides in-house labour and delivery coverage without other competing clinical duties) is recommended only in the context of rigorous research. This model of care primarily addresses intrapartum caesarean sections
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO recommendations non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections
Year2018
InstitutionWorld Health Organization