Clinical Guidelines
Clinical practice guideline for the management of women who report decreased fetal movements
Using an evidence-based approach, this guideline aims to improve the management and outcome of care for women with DFM. The guideline covers 2 key areas, namely information provided to pregnant women regarding DFM, and management protocols for clinicians caring for women presenting with DFM.
You can download the current guideline from here.
PSANZ Clinical Practice Guideline for Care Around Stillbirth and Neonatal Death
The main purposes of the guideline is to enable a high quality systematic approach to the provision of care around the time of a perinatal death including investigation and audit and bereavement care for parents across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Chapter 1 - Overview and summary of recommendations
Chapter 2 - Institutional perinatal mortality audit
Chapter 3 - Psychological and social aspects of perinatal bereavement
Chapter 4 - Perinatal autopsy including placental assessment
Chapter 5 - Investigations for stillbirth
Chapter 6 - Investigation of neonatal deaths
Chapter 7 - Perinatal mortality classifications
Appendices
Appendix A – Stillbirth investigations algorithm
Appendix B – Estimation of severity of feto-maternal haemorrhage
Appendix C – Placental examination; Accoucheur flow chart
Appendix D – Clinical examination of baby checklist
Appendix E – Australian perinatal mortality audit tool
Appendix F – New Zealand rapid reporting form for a perinatal death - baby
Appendix G – New Zealand Rapid reporting form for a perinatal death - mother
Appendix H – Instructions on taking clinical photographs
Appendix I – Autopsy clinical summary form
Appendix J – Perinatal mortality classifications: Quick reference sheet
Appendix K – WHO mortality audit meeting code of practice declaration
Appendix L – Birthweight percentiles
Appendix M – Infant autopsy consent brochure
Appendix N – Information for health professionals seeking consent
Appendix O– RCPath Guidelines for Autopsy Investigation of Fetal and Perinatal Death
Appendix P – Placental histopathology reporting form
Appendix Q – Suspected genetic metabolic disorders
Appendix R – Screening for genetic metabolic disorders
Appendix S – Components of the genetic autopsy for investigations of metabolic disorders
Appendix T – Australian and New Zealand definitions of perinatal mortality
Appendix U – Changes on this version of the classifications
Appendix X – Glossary of terms and abbreviations
Appendix Y – Contact details and regional coordinators
To view the 2012 version of the PSANZ Clinical Practice Guidelines, please click here