CUTEBABY 2015 UPDATE

It is not mandatory to apply the recommendations, and the guideline does not override the responsibility to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual, in consultation with them and their families and carers or guardian.Īll problems (adverse events) related to a medicine or medical device used for treatment or in a procedure should be reported to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency using the Yellow Card Scheme. When exercising their judgement, professionals and practitioners are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or the people using their service. The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of NICE, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available.

CUTEBABY 2015 UPDATE

September 2022: We have checked the evidence and propose not to update the recommendations on perineal trauma and perineal care. See the guideline in development page for progress on the update. For more information, see the surveillance decision. Healthy women who have had a straightforward pregnancy and give birth between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancyįebruary 2019: We checked this guideline and are updating it.care of the baby and woman after the birth.care in the first, second and third stages of labour.This guideline includes recommendations on: We changed and added some recommendations in section 1.4 and section 1.10. In February 2017, we reviewed the evidence on measuring fetal heart rate as part of initial assessment and on monitoring during labour. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has produced guidance on COVID-19 and intrapartum care for all midwifery and obstetric services. It also aims to reduce variation in areas of care such as fetal monitoring during labour and management of the third stage of labour. The guideline helps women to make an informed choice about where to have their baby.

It focuses on women who give birth between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy (‘term’). This guideline covers the care of healthy women and their babies, during labour and immediately after the birth.

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