Australian Postnatal Care Guidelines

Published by Living Evidence for Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal Care (LEAPP) on Nov 4, 2024

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PICOS

PICO 10.1

Population
Women who are breastfeeding
Intervention
Not consuming alcohol
Comparator
Consuming alcohol
Outcomes

PICO 20.1

Population
Postnatal women
Intervention
Validated depression assessment tool
Comparator
Any other tool or any scale of a given tool
Outcomes

PICO 30.1

Population
Postnatal women
Intervention
Validated anxiety assessment tool
Comparator
Any other tool or any scale of a given tool
Outcomes

PICO 40.1

Population
Women with preeclampsia
Intervention
Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Comparator
Paracetamol
Outcomes

PICO 40.1

Population
Postnatal women
Intervention
Validated psychosocial assessment tool
Comparator
Any other tool or any scale of a given tool
Outcomes

PICO 40.2

Population
Women with preeclampsia
Intervention
Routine use of loop diuretics in the postpartum period
Comparator
Placebo
Outcomes

PICO 40.3

Population
Women with preeclampsia
Intervention
Beta blockers (Labetalol 200–800 mg BD OR 100–1200 mg QID)
Comparator
Calcium channel blockers (controlled release nifedipine 30–90 mg daily)
Outcomes

PICO 40.4

Population
Women with preeclampsia
Intervention
ACE-1 inhibitor (enalapril 5 mg daily for 1 week, 10 mg daily for 2 weeks and 20 mg daily maintenance dose)
Comparator
Placebo
Outcomes

PICO 40.5

Population
Women with preeclampsia
Intervention
ACE-I (captopril maximum of 150 mg daily)
Comparator
Clonidine maximum of 0.6 mg daily
Outcomes

PICO 50.1

Population
Mothers and infants in the early postpartum period
Intervention
Schedules involving more home visits
Comparator
Schedules involving fewer home visits
Outcomes

PICO 50.2

Population
Mothers and infants in the early postpartum period
Intervention
Different models of care
Comparator
Standard models of care
Outcomes

PICO 50.3

Population
Mothers and infants in the early postpartum period
Intervention
Home care
Comparator
Facility postnatal care
Outcomes

PICO 50.4

Population
Women and their babies during the first 2 months after birth
Intervention
First postnatal contact by midwife 6-28 hours after birth
Comparator
First postnatal contact by midwife 49-72 hours after birth
Outcomes

PICO 50.5

Population
Healthy mothers and term infants
Intervention
Early discharge (≤24 hours)
Comparator
Standard or late discharge
Outcomes

PICO 50.6

Population
Healthy mothers and term infants
Intervention
Early discharge
Comparator
Standard discharge
Outcomes

PICO 50.7

Population
Healthy mothers and term infants
Intervention
Early discharge (≤24 hours)
Comparator
Standard or late discharge
Outcomes

PICO 50.8

Population
Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants
Intervention
Early
Comparator
standard discharge
Outcomes