Methods
A literature search was performed through direct review of professional
society’s website and journal publications, and PubMed. A total of 15
papers were identified from 10 societies and reviewed by two authors who
were in agreement. Summary of guidelines were retrieved from the sources
described in Table 1, arranged in ascending order of publication date.
(Figure 1)
Data abstracted from these guidelines will include specifics on
antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum management as outlined in the
results tables (Tables 2, 3 and 4).