Quality standard
Quality statements
Quality statements
Statement 1 Women who are transferring between services in the postnatal period have relevant information shared between healthcare professionals to support their care. [new 2022]
Statement 2 Parents are given personalised information and advice about feeding their baby before transfer to community care or before the midwife leaves after a home birth. [2013, updated 2022]
Statement 3 Parents are given information and advice, before transfer to community care or before the midwife leaves after a home birth, about symptoms and signs of serious illness in the baby that require them to contact emergency services. [2013, updated 2022]
Statement 4 Parents receive face-to-face feeding support at each routine postnatal contact. [new 2022]
Statement 5 Parents are given advice about safer practices for bed sharing at each routine postnatal contact. [2013, updated 2022]
Statement 6 Women have a GP assessment 6 to 8 weeks after giving birth. [new 2022]
In 2022 this quality standard was updated, and statements prioritised in 2013 were updated [2013, updated 2022] or replaced [new 2022]. For more information, see update information.
The previous version of the quality standard for postnatal care is available as a pdf.