Intrapartum Care

This section has a series of curated resources to support teachers and students during the stages of both normal and complicated labour.

NORMAL

Intrapartum Care Guidelines

old modules: 15
 new modules: 19

NM old modules: 6
 NM new modules: 8

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum and Newborn Care: A guide for essential practice >>>
NCBI Bookshelf. 3rd ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015.

WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience >>>
NCBI Bookshelf. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018.

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Communication

old modules: 13, 15, 27
new modules: 15, 19, 40

NM old module: 9, 6, 24
NM new module: 11, 8, 26

Communication During Patient Hand-Over >>>
Abdellatif A, Bagian JP, Barajas ER, Cohen M, Cousins D, Denham CR, et al. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2007;33(7):439-42.

Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool SBAR on patient safety: a systematic review >>>
Müller M, Jürgens J, Redaèlli M, Klingberg K, Hautz WE, Stock S. BMJ open. 2018;8(8):e022202.

Patient safety curriculum guide: multi-professional edition >>>
Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011.

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Labour Care

old modules: 15
new modules: 19

NM old module: 6
NM new module: 8

Giving Good Care During Labour (VIDEO) >>>
ENGLISH

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Labour Management

old modules: 15
new modules: 19

NM old modules: 6
NM new modules: 8

WHO labour care guide: user’s manual >>>
Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020.

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Second Stage of Labour (Position)

old module: 15
new module: 19

NM old module: 6
NM new module: 8

Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia >>>
Gupta JK, Sood A, Hofmeyr GJ, Vogel JP, Gupta JK. Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia. Cochrane library. 2017;2017(5):CD002006.

Positions for Birth (VIDEO) >>>
ENGLISH

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Second Stage of Labour (Pushing)

old modules: 15
new module: 19

NM old modules: 6
NM new modules: 8

Pushing/bearing down methods for the second stage of labour >>>
Lemos A, Amorim MM, Dornelas de Andrade A, de Souza AI, Cabral Filho JE, Correia JB, et al. Cochrane library. 2017;2017(3):CD009124.

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