Consensus Bundle on Postpartum Care Basics: From Birth to the Comprehensive Postpartum Visit. Issue 4 (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stuebe, A.M.; Kendig, S.; Suplee, P.D.; D'Oria, R.
• Is Part Of: Obstetric anesthesia digest. Volume 41:Issue 4(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality -- Nonobstetric Maternal Disease; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Abstracts -- Periodicals; 617.968205
• DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000796208.55913.b4
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0275-665X

Abstract

Abstract : ( Obstet Gynecol. 2021;137:33–40) Postpartum care is an underutilized resource, with up to 23% of women forgoing a clinic visit in the weeks following delivery. Given the increased maternal morbidity and mortality postpartum, the Alliance of Innovation in Maternal Health developed a set of strategies to improve outcomes for postpartum women. This "consensus bundle" includes recommendations for Readiness, Recognition, Response and Reporting.