Table 1: Characteristics of the documents and common practice recommendation areas.
Practice area and common recommendations |
Number of records |
Sources and name of the record |
Types of the document (guideline, commentaires, position statements) |
|
Antenatal care/management
|
Antenatal care to those who test positive |
2 |
SOGC, WHO
|
Guidelines, position statement
|
Visits in those who recover from Covid infection
|
3 |
FIGO, WHO, China Gyneology society consensus |
Guidelines, position statements |
|
Antenatal surveillance |
6 |
RCOG, FIGO, WHO, SOGC, ISUOG |
Guidelines, Statements |
|
Anatomic scanning |
2 |
FIGO, China Consensus |
Guidance, consensus statemenet |
|
Growth Monitoring |
6 |
RCOG, ICM, SOGC, FIGO, china consensus, ISUOG |
Guidance, position statements |
|
Antenatal Corticosteroids |
4 |
FIGO, ISUOG, SMFM, |
Guidance, position statements |
|
Use of NSAIDs (Asprin) |
1 |
SMFM |
Guidance |
|
Use of Tocolytics |
2 |
ISUOG, SMFM |
Guidance |
|
Attendant with pregnant mother (limit/screen status) |
3 |
RCOG, FIGO, MFM guidance |
Guidance
|
|
Timing and mode of delivery and Labor Care
|
Timing of delivery (in both mild and severely ill) |
4
|
WHO, China consensus, ICM, FIGO |
Guidance & position statement
|
Place of delivery |
1
|
RCOG
|
Guidance
|
|
Labor companion (allow/limit at labor wards)
|
2 |
NHS, MFM Guidance |
Guidance & Position statement |
|
Mode of delivery |
7 |
RCOG, FIGO, WHO, SMFM, SOGC, ISUOG, ICM |
Guidance & Position statement, commentary |
|
Intrapartum Fetal monitoring |
2 |
SOGC, FIGO |
Guidance |
|
Shortening the second stage |
3 |
FIGO, ICM, MFM |
Guidance, position statement |
|
Immediate verses delayed cord clamping |
5 |
SMFM, FIGO, RCOG, ISUOG |
Guidance & Position statement, commentary |
|
Mode of anesthesia for CD |
2 |
FIGO, SMFM |
Guidance |
|
Post partum care and Breast feeding
|
Skin-to-skin contact |
2 |
FIGO, SOGC |
Guidance |
Maternal separation |
5 |
FIGO, SGOC, China consensus, WHO, ISUOG |
Guidance, position statement |
|
Breast feeding |
3 |
ICM, WHO, China consensus ISUOG |
Guidance, position statement |
|
Post-natal visits (virtual/ home based) |
4
|
ACOG, RCOG, ICM, WHO |
Guidance, Commentary |