Intervention during the Perinatal Period: Synthesis of the Clinical Practice Guidelines from the French National College of Midwives

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 Nov:67 Suppl 1:S2-S16. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13421.

Abstract

These clinical practice guidelines from the French National College of Midwives (CNSF) are intended to define the messages and the preventive interventions to be provided to women and co-parents by the different professionals providing care to women or their children during the perinatal period. These guidelines are divided into 10 sections, corresponding to 4 themes: 1/ the adaptation of maternal behaviors (physical activity, psychoactive agents); 2/ dietary behaviors; 3/ household exposure to toxic substances (household uses, cosmetics); 4/ promotion of child health (breastfeeding, attachment and bonding, screen use, sudden unexplained infant death, and shaken baby syndrome). We suggest a ranking to prioritize the different preventive messages for each period, to take into account professionals' time constraints.

Keywords: health interventions; health professionals; newborn; perinatal period; pregnant women.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Exercise*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Parents*
  • Universities