Integrating international policy standards in the implementation of postnatal care: a rapid review.
Helen SmithAleena M WojcieszekShuchita GuptaAntonella F LavelanetÅsa NihlénAnayda PortelaMarta SchaafMarcus StahlhoferÖzge TunçalpMercedes BonetPublished in: BMJ global health (2024)
Existing international legal and political documents can inform and encourage policy and programme development at the country level, to create an enabling environment during the postnatal period and thereby support the provision and uptake of PNC and improve health outcomes for women, newborns, children and families. Governments and civil society organisations should be aware of these documents to support efforts to protect and promote maternal and newborn health.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- public health
- quality improvement
- preterm infants
- pregnancy outcomes
- mental health
- palliative care
- pregnant women
- low birth weight
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- young adults
- study protocol
- health information
- birth weight
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- cord blood
- risk assessment
- clinical trial
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- climate change
- chronic pain
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk