Quality standard

Update information

Update information

September 2022: This quality standard was updated, and statements prioritised in 2013 were replaced. The topic was identified for update following a review of quality standards. The review identified:

  • updated guidance on postnatal care.

Statements are marked as:

  • [new 2022] if the statement covers a new area for quality improvement

  • [2013, updated 2022] if the statement covers an area for quality improvement included in the 2013 quality standard and has been updated.

The previous version of the quality standard for postnatal care is available as a pdf.

Minor changes since publication

November 2022: We added a link to the previous version of this quality standard.