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April 20th 2019 Africa

Recommendations for clinical practice obstetric and neonatal care Emergency in Africa

OMS (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, SAGO

Recommendations for clinical practice obstetric and neonatal care Emergency in Africa

OMS (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, SAGO

The WHO, the African Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SAGO), UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have undertaken to develop recommendations for the clinical practice (CPR) of Obstetric and Neonatal Care Emergency (SONU).

The WHO, the African Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SAGO), UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have undertaken to develop recommendations for the clinical practice (CPR) of Obstetric and Neonatal Care Emergency (SONU), for providers, to improve their daily practice of obstetrics and neonatology.

The topics covered were identified through an analysis of the data collected in 18 maternity clinics in different countries of Central and West Africa. They bring together the leading causes of maternal and neonatal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. The standards and protocols developed there are fundamentally those described and recommended by WHO in the document entitled "Management of Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives and Doctors". , and take into account realities on the ground. CPGs aim to improve the skills of health facility staff by making locally-adapted recommendations available to help service providers respond better to the main causes of maternal and newborn mortality. They are also intended to assist health authorities in the countries of the region, to take steps to facilitate adequate management of obstetric and neonatal emergencies, to harmonize protocols within countries, and to establish quality criteria. relating thereto. The topics in this manual are the leading causes of maternal death. These are complications of the first trimester of pregnancy, arterial hypertension and pregnancy, obstetric haemorrhage, obstructed labor, febrile affections during pregnancy and postpartum. To these five chapters is added a sixth relating to the care of the newborn. The presentation plan for each of these themes revolves around the following points: the definition, the problematic, the diagnosis and the therapeutic management. Comprehensive flow diagrams help guide rapid decision-making in the most common emergencies in maternity wards in Africa.