Postnatal care of mother

Summary of changes 

Addition: Recommended schedule of visits added

Medicines: Added give iodine if caesarean section

Other: Postnatal care of mother and mother’s 6-8 week postnatal check merged

Primary references

  1. Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (n.d) Australian consensus STI Testing Guideline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, accessed 11 January 2022.

  2. Department of Health (2020) Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pregnancy Care, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, accessed 1 April 2022.

  3. King Edward Memorial Hospital (2016) Postnatal Care: Maternal - Quick Reference Guide, KEMH Clinical Guidelines: Obstetrics & Gynaecology, accessed 30 March 2022.

  4. National Health and Medical Research Council (2010) Iodine supplementation for pregnant and breastfeeding women, NHMRC Public Statement, accessed 22 September 2022.

  5. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2019) Guidelines on the prophylactic use of Rh D immunoglobulin (anti-D) in obstetrics, accessed 11 January 2022.

  6. South Australia Health, Government of South Australia (2021) Perineal care and repair, SA Perinatal Practice Guideline, accessed 11 January 2022.

  7. The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (2020) Safe sleeping, Clinical Guidelines: Nursing, accessed 22 September 2022.

  8. Turawa EB, Musekiwa A and Rohwer AC (2015) 'Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9:CD011625, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011625.pub2

  9. World Health Organization (2013) WHO Recommendations on Postnatal Care of the New Mother and Newborn, accessed 22 April 2022.