Obstetrics
Scope:
Note: The ICS code for this NOI wasupdated by the responsible SDO on April 23, 2024.
This will be a revision of the current Health Services Provider standard for Obstetrics HSO 11005:2011 This standard addresses the labour and birth process in a hopsital setting, up to the point when the client and baby are transferred to another setting of care or home. It is intended for use by any and all hospital labour and birth services for accreditation or quality improvement. Out of scope for this project is developing guidelines that specify details of clinical care. The current Obstetrics standard covers access to services; involving the clients and their families as partners in the delivery of service, care plan development, and implementation; ensuring that the client is prepared for vaginal or C-section birth; safe and accurate management of medications; caring for the client and baby following labour and birth; and involving clients and families as partners in planning and preparing for transition to another service or setting. It is anticipated that the new standard will have a similar scope, although the specific subject matter may differ somewhat based on new evidence, cultural trends, and leading practices.
Project need:
HSO is convening a standards Technical Committee to revise the current standard for Obstetrics. HSO currently has an Obstetrics standard that is used nationally and internationally. To ensure that the standard remains optimally relevant for our clients, we will update it to include current best practices and new evidence from scientific literature. In addition, the current standard uses wording that is not inclusive to all people for whom this standard applies (e.g., trans or gender-queer people, gestational surrogates); this will be remedied in the updated standard. The result of this project will be a proposed National Standard of Canada that will be relevant to all stakeholders; it may help inform and identify Leading Practices.. As a proposed National Standard of Canada, clients are ensured that the Obstetric Standard has gone through a rigorous development process and will be founded on current best practice. The standard will be the result of comprehensive consultation with healthcare professionals, decision makers, and patients/families.
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