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World Health Organization WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, ICM, ICN, FIGO and IPA (2018)   C_WHO


This statement presents the 2018 definition of skilled health personnel providing care during childbirth (also widely known as a “skilled birth attendants” or SBAs). It results from the recent review and revision of the 2004 joint statement by WHO, FIGO and ICM – Making pregnancy safe: the critical role of the skilled attendant.

statement,  health care professionals,  health-care workers,  maternal death,  Maternal Health,  maternal mortality,  Neonatal,  neonatal care,  skilled birth attendants,  quality of care,