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WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022.

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Acronyms and abbreviations

25(OH)D

25-hydroxyvitamin D

AABR

automated auditory brainstem response

AF

anti-secretory factor

ALTE

apparent life-threatening event

AU$

Australian dollar

BIND

bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction

Can$

Canadian dollar

CASP

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme

CERQual

Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research

CHC

combined hormonal contraception

CHEC

Consensus Health Economic Criteria

CHW

community health worker

CI

confidence interval

CREP

Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales

CRVS

civil registration and vital statistics

Cu-IUD

copper-bearing intrauterine device

DALY

disability-adjusted life-year

dB

decibel

DDST

Denver Developmental Screening Test

DECIDE

Developing and Evaluating Communication Strategies to Support Informed Decisions and Practice Based on Evidence

DHS

Demographic and Health Survey

DOI

declaration of interest

EB

evidence base

ECP

emergency contraceptive pill

EPDS

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

ERG

External Review Group

EtD

evidence-to-decision

ETG

etonogestrel

FIGO

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HIC

high-income country

HRP

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction

ICM

International Confederation of Midwives

IPA

International Pediatric Association

IPD

individual patient data

IU

international unit

LMIC

low- and middle-income country

LNG

levonorgestrel

LNG-IUD

levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device

MCA

Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing (at WHO)

MD

mean difference

MEC

medical eligibility criteria

MLCC

midwife-led continuity of care

MNH

maternal and newborn health

MSD

Department of Mental Health and Substance Use (at WHO)

NFS

Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (at WHO)

NSAID

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

OAE

otoacoustic emissions

OR

odds ratio

PBHL

permanent bilateral hearing loss

PCG

Pregnancy and Childbirth Group (Cochrane)

PFMT

Pelvic floor muscle training

PHQ-9

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

PICO

population (P), intervention (I), comparator (C), outcome (O)

POI

progestogen-only injectable contraceptive

POP

progestogen-only pill

PrEP

pre-exposure prophylaxis

PSBI

possible serious bacterial infection

PVR

progesterone-releasing vaginal ring

QALY

quality-adjusted life-year

RCT

randomized controlled trial

RR

risk ratio

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SDM

standard mean difference

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

spp.

several species (plural)

SRH

Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (at WHO)

SUDI

sudden unexpected death in infancy

TB

tuberculosis

TcB

transcutaneous bilirubinometer/bilirubinometry

TDF

tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

TSB

total serum bilirubin

TWG

Technical Working Group

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHS

universal newborn hearing screening

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

US$

United States dollar

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VTE

venous thromboembolism

WHO

World Health Organization

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