Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines

Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines

Chapter 5: Postpartum Care and Chapter 7: Loss and Grief of the Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines.  The Guidelines are dedicated to improving and creating consistency in maternal and newborn health and to inform evidence-based practice across Canada. The aim of the guidelines is to positively impact health from preconception to postpartum, and throughout the lifecourse of children, women and families.

Released today are:

• Chapter 5: Postpartum Care
  • Factsheet: Family-Centred Postpartum Experience
  • Infographic: Postpartum Health in Canada
• Chapter 7: Loss and Grief
  • Factsheet: Family-Centred Care for Families who Experience Perinatal Loss
  • Infographic: Perinatal Loss in Canada

You can access the PDFs of previously released chapters and related factsheets/infographics online.

Over the next year, the Public Health Agency of Canada will be releasing the remaining chapters. 

For more information contact Lynn.menard2@canada.ca