Preterm Birth/Low Birth Weight Guidelines and Recommendations

Every Preemie and GAPPS, in collaboration with the USAID Maternal and Child Survival Program and the WHO produced a summary of recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes. These are the first recommendations from WHO for the care of preterm babies.

Additional WHO guidelines and resources for preterm birth and low birthweight infants include:

• WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes (full report)
• Guidelines on optimal feeding of low birth-weight infants in low- and middle-income countries (WHO)
• Recommendations on postnatal care of the mother and newborn (WHO)
• Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth (WHO)
• Managing newborn problems (WHO)
• Recommendations for augmentation of labour (WHO)
• Recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections (WHO)
• Kangaroo mother care: a practical guide (WHO)
• Survive & Thrive maternal, newborn and child health resources
• Helping Mothers and Babies Survive modules
• Global report on preterm birth & stillbirth (BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth)
• Global Strategy for women’s, Children’s, and Adolescent’s Health 2016-2030 (WHO)