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WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018.

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Annex 3Summary of declarations of interest from Guideline Development Group and Technical Working Group members, and how they were managed

Name and expertise contributed to the guideline developmentDeclared interest(s)Management of conflict(s) of interest
Guideline Development Group (GDG)
Professor Hany Abdel-Aleem
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Dr Fernando Althabe
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Dr Melania Maria Ramos de Amorim
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Professor Michel Boulvain
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Dr Aparajita Gogoi
Expertise: Women's representative
None declaredNone
Professor Tina Lavender
Expertise: Midwifery, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Professor Pisake Lumbiganon
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Ms Silke Mader
Expertise: Women's representative
None declaredNone
Professor Suellen Miller
Expertise: Midwifery, content expert and end-user
Consultancy for BlueFuzion, which produces the LifeWrap brand of non-pneumatic anti-shock garment. Received US$ 2600 and coverage for travel to conduct workshops and training.This declared conflict of interest was not considered significant enough to pose any risk to the guideline development process or to reduce its credibility. The guideline development process did not include any new questions related to postpartum haemorrhage or non-pneumatic antishock garments.
Dr Rintaro Mori
Expertise: Neonatology, content expert and enduser
None declaredNone
Professor James Neilson
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Dr Hiromi Obara
Expertise: Maternal and Child health, content expert and implementer
None declaredNone
Professor Oladapo Olayemi
Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Professor Robert Pattinson
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Dr Harshad Sanghvi
Expertise: Maternal health, content expert and implementer
None declaredNone
Dr Mandisa Singata-Madliki
Expertise: Midwifery, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Dr Jorge E. Tolosa
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Professor Hayfaa Wahabi
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert and end-user
None declaredNone
Technical Working Group (TWG)
Dr Edgardo Abalos
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert, systematic review, and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Professor Debra Bick
Expertise: Evidence-based midwifery, content expert, and systematic review
None declaredNone
Dr Meghan Bohren
Expertise: Systematic review and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Dr Monica Chamillard
Expertise: Systematic review and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Dr Virginia Diaz
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert, systematic review, and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Professor Soo Downe
Expertise: Midwifery, content expert, systematic review, and guideline methodology
Research grants from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Royal College of Midwives in the United Kingdom to conduct research on self-hypnosis for labour pain and survey on interventions in normal birth (completed in 2013 and 2014, respectively); and a European Union (EU) grant for European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action on Building Intrapartum Research Through Health (BIRTH), 2014–2018.The declared academic conflict of interest was not considered significant enough to pose a substantial risk to Professor Downe's participation as a member of the TWG, nor does it reduce the credibility of the systematic reviews that she led.
Ms Therese Dowswell
Expertise: Systematic review and guideline methodology
Employee of the University of Liverpool as Research Associate of the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group (PCG). The Cochrane PCG receives infrastructure and programme grant funding from NIHR (via the University of Liverpool). NIHR does not influence the funding or conclusions of Cochrane reviews.The declared conflict of interest was not considered significant enough to affect participation in the TWG. The Cochrane PCG has been a key partner in evidence base preparation for WHO guidelines relating to maternal and perinatal health.
Mr Kenneth Finlayson
Expertise: Midwifery, content expert, systematic review, and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Ms Frances Kellie
Expertise: Systematic review and guideline methodology
Employee of the University of Liverpool as Managing Editor of the Cochrane PCG. The Cochrane PCG receives infrastructure and programme grant funding from NIHR (via the University of Liverpool). NIHR does not influence the funding or conclusions of Cochrane reviews.The declared conflict of interest was not considered significant enough to affect participation in the TWG. The Cochrane PCG has been a key partner in evidence base preparation for WHO guidelines relating to maternal and perinatal health.
Dr Theresa Lawrie
Expertise: Obstetrics, content expert, systematic review, and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Dr Julia Pasquale
Expertise: Systematic review and guideline methodology
None declaredNone
Dr Elham Shakibazadeh
Expertise: Health education and systematic review
None declaredNone
Dr Gill Thomson
Expertise: Perinatal health, content expert and systematic review
None declaredNone
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