WHO recommendation on tocolytic therapy for improving preterm birth outcomes

In 2021, the Executive Guideline Steering Group (GSG) for the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal and perinatal health recommendations prioritized updating the then current recommendations on the use of tocolysis as published in the WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Health Organization (author)
Corporate Author: World Health Organization, author, issuing body (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization 2022.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009719838706719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Target audience
  • Recommendation development methods
  • Recommendations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Rationale and objectives
  • 1.3 Aim
  • 1.4 Target audience
  • 1.5 Identification of priority questions and outcomes
  • 1.6 Scope of the recommendation
  • 2 Methods
  • 2.1 Executive Guideline Steering Group
  • 2.2 WHO Steering Group
  • 2.3 Guideline Development Group (GDG)
  • 2.4 Evidence Synthesis Group
  • 2.5 External partners and observers
  • 2.6 External Review Group
  • 2.7 Evidence identification and retrieval
  • 2.8 Quality assessment and grading of the evidence
  • 2.9 Formulation of the recommendation
  • 2.10 Management of declaration of interests
  • 2.11 Decision-making during the GDG meetings
  • 2.12 Document preparation and peer review
  • 3 Recommendation and supporting evidence
  • 3.1 Recommendations
  • 4 Dissemination and implementation of the recommendation
  • 4.1 Dissemination and evaluation
  • 4.2 Implementation considerations
  • 4.3 Anticipated impact on the organization of care and resources
  • 4.4 Monitoring and evaluating guideline implementation
  • 5 Research implications
  • 6 Updating the recommendation
  • 7 References
  • Annex 1. External experts and WHO staff involved in the preparation of the recommendations
  • Annex 2. Priority outcomes used in decision-making
  • Annex 3: Summary and management of declared interests from GDG members
  • Web Appendices: Evidence-to-Decision Frameworks and Summary of Findings Tables.