Effective Perinatal Care – course director’s guide
Abstract
The Effective Perinatal Care (EPC) training package is a tool developed to improve the quality of perinatal care and to address the specific challenges in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the newly independent states. It is developed specifically for midwives, obstetrician–gynaecologists; neonatologists and paediatric nurses working in maternity. The EPC is based on existing materials developed and used by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and partners (Effective antenatal, perinatal and post-partum care/EAPPC and Effective newborn care and breastfeeding/ENCBF), and the experience gained in several countries of the European Region in the past decade. The package has been fully updated in collaboration by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, JSI and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The objective of the EPC training course is to improve the quality and outcome of care for the mothers, the babies and their family by updating and upgrading the professional and managerial knowledge and skills of health care providers at all levels. The foundations of the updated EPC training package, as with the existing materials (EAPPC and ENCBF), are the fundamentals and principles for the WHO Regional Office for Europe Making Pregnancy Safer Programme.Citation
JSI/Ukraine & World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (2010). Effective Perinatal Care – course director’s guide. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/108580