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Goals in maternal and perinatal care in Latin America and the Caribbean

José M Belizán1, María L Cafferata, María Belizán

  • 1Latin American Center for Perinatology, PAHO/WHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)
|September 1, 2005
PubMed

Insights

Ten goals were developed by the Latin American Centre for Perinatology (CLAP) to improve perinatal care. These evidence-based goals address the critical need for change in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Area of Science:

  • Perinatal Health
  • Public Health Initiatives
  • Evidence-Based Medicine

Background:

  • The Latin American Centre for Perinatology (CLAP), a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) unit, identified critical challenges in perinatal care.
  • A need for significant improvements and evidence-based strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean was recognized.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish ten guiding principles for perinatal caregivers.
  • To inform and direct efforts aimed at enhancing perinatal health outcomes in the region.

Main Methods:

  • Development of goals inspired by current perinatal care issues.
  • Incorporation of principles from evidence-based medicine.
  • Review of international and regional sources and best practices.

Main Results:

  • Ten comprehensive goals have been formulated.
  • These goals provide a framework for guiding perinatal caregivers.

Conclusions:

  • The established goals offer a strategic direction for improving perinatal care.
  • Implementation of these evidence-based goals is expected to enhance perinatal health in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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