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Maternity - Timing of Elective or Pre-Labour Caesarean Section

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2007_024

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Maternity
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child

Summary
Area Health Services are required to have procedures controlling the timing of elective or pre-labour caesarean sections.

Date of Publication: 03 April 2007

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Public Hospitals

Audience: Maternity clinicians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses, GPs, paediatricians, neonatologists

Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 03 April 2012

File No: 04/3435-5

Status: Active

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Maternity - Timing of Elective or Pre-Labour Caesarean Section

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