title: Goals in maternal and perinatal care in Latin America and the Caribbean.
abstract: Ten goals have been developed to guide perinatal caregivers by the Latin American Centre for Perinatology (CLAP), a PAHO/WHO unit dedicated to improving perinatal care in Latin America and The Caribbean. The goals were inspired by the current troubled perinatal care situation, the need to make significant changes, principles of evidence-based medicine, and reviews of many sources from other regions or countries.
authors.affiliation: Latin American Center for Perinatology, PAHO/WHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Belizán
authors.forename: María L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cafferata
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belizán
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomasso
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chalmers
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014900:West Indies