Other WHO guidelines with recommendations relevant to routine postnatal care

Web Annex 3Other WHO guidelines with recommendations relevant to routine postnatal care

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WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. Web Annex 3, Other WHO guidelines with recommendations relevant to routine postnatal care.

WHO guideline title	Year of publication	WHO department responsible	Approach
Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes	2009	Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development; Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD)	Referenced
Haemoglobin concentrations for the diagnosis of anaemia and assessment of severity	2011	NHD	Referenced
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in menstruating women	2011	NHD	Referenced
Optimal feeding of low-birth-weight infants in low- and middle-income countries	2011	Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MCA)	Referenced
Vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women	2011	NHD	Recommendation relevant to PNC was integrated into the PNC guideline
Optimizing health worker roles to improve access to key maternal and newborn health interventions through task shifting	2012	Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR); MCA	Recommendations relevant to PNC were adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
Recommendations for management of common childhood conditions: evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations	2012	MCA; Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies	Referenced
WHO recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage	2012	RHR; MCA	Referenced
WHO recommendations on postnatal care of the mother and newborn	2014	RHR; MCA	New and updated recommendations in the PNC guideline supersede the recommendations in the 2014 guideline; recommendations were adapted for and/or integrated into the new PNC guideline
Ensuring human rights in the provision of contraceptive information and services: guidance and recommendations	2014	RHR	Referenced, and recommendation relevant to PNC was adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO recommendations for augmentation of labour	2014	RHR	Referenced
Integrated management of pregnancy and childbirth: pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care: a guide for essential practice, third edition	2015	RHR	New PNC recommendations are complimentary to existing WHO guidance on managing complications during pregnancy and childbirth
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use	2015	RHR	Referenced
WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections	2015	RHR	Recommendation relevant to PNC was integrated into the PNC guideline
WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health	2015	MCA	Recommendation relevant to PNC was retained (following review of new evidence) and included in the PNC guideline
WHO Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach, second edition	2016	Department of HIV	Referenced, and recommendation relevant to PNC was adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
Daily iron supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls	2016	NHD	Referenced
Iron supplementation in postpartum women	2016	NHD	Recommendation relevant to PNC was integrated into the PNC guideline
Polio vaccines: WHO position paper	2016	Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB)	Referenced
Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities	2016	MCA; RHR	Referenced
WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience	2016	RHR; NHD; MCA	Referenced, and recommendation relevant to PNC was integrated into the PNC guideline
Hepatitis B vaccines: WHO position paper	2017	IVB	Referenced
Preventive chemotherapy to control soil-transmitted helminth infections in at-risk population groups	2017	NHD; Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)	Recommendation relevant to PNC was adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services	2017	NHD	Referenced, and recommendations relevant to PNC were integrated into the PNC guideline
BCG vaccines: WHO position paper	2018	IVB	Referenced
Guideline: counselling of women to improve breastfeeding practices	2018	MCA; NHD	Referenced
Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: implementing the revised baby-friendly hospital initiative	2018	NHD	Referenced
WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health	2018	IVB; MCA; RHR	Recommendation relevant to PNC was adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO recommendations on intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience	2018	RHR; MCA	Referenced
Contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement – recommendations on contraceptive methods used by women at high risk of HIV	2019	RHR	Referenced
Guidelines for malaria vector control	2019	Global Malaria Programme	Referenced
WHO consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services	2019	Department of HIV	Referenced, and recommendations relevant to PNC were adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions for health: sexual and reproductive health and rights	2019	RHR	Referenced
WHO guideline: recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening	2019	RHR	Recommendations relevant to PNC were integrated into the PNC guideline
Improving early childhood development: WHO guideline	2020	MCA; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MSD)	Recommendations relevant to PNC were adapted for, and/or integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO guideline on health workforce development, attraction, recruitment and retention in rural and remote areas	2021	Health Workforce Department	Recommendation relevant to PNC was adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour	2020	Health Promotion	Recommendations relevant to PNC were adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening – Systematic screening for tuberculosis disease	2021	Global Tuberculosis Programme	Recommendations relevant to PNC were adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline
WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis	2022	NTD	Recommendations relevant to PNC were adapted for, and integrated into, the PNC guideline