Essential obstetric and newborn care

The guide Essential obstetric and newborn care is intended for midwives, doctors with obstetrics training, and health care personnel faced with obstetric emergencies. It describes essential routine and emergency obstetric care: diagnosis and monitoring of pregnancy, prevention or management of complications of pregnancy and delivery, postpartum maternal and newborn care, termination of pregnancy.

Essential obstetric and newborn care

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Médecins Sans Frontières. Essential obstetric and newborn care. 2019 Edition. ISBN 978-2-37585-039-8