Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The documents below contain recommendations from NICE guidance or other NICE‑accredited recommendations that were used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
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Vitamin D: increasing supplement use among at-risk groups (2014) NICE guideline PH56
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Weight management before, during and after pregnancy (2010) NICE guideline PH27
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Antenatal care (2008) NICE guideline CG62
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Maternal and child nutrition (2008) NICE guideline PH11
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Postnatal care (2006) NICE guideline CG37
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Department of Health and Public Health England (2014) Framework for personalised care and population health
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NHS England (2014) Maternity and breastfeeding
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Department of Health and Public Health England (2013) The midwifery public health contribution
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Department of Health and Public Health England (2013) Nursing and midwifery actions at the three levels of public health practice
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Department of Health (2012) National diet and nutrition survey: headline results from years 1, 2 and 3 (combined) of the Rolling Programme 2008/09 – 2010/11
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Department of Health (2012) New statutory arrangements for Healthy Start vitamins
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre (2012) Infant feeding survey – UK, 2010
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Public Health England (2011) SACN Early life nutrition report
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Audit Commission (2010) Giving children a healthy start
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Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (2010) Maternal obesity in the UK: findings from a national project
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Department of Health (2010) Breastfeeding and introducing solid foods: consumer insight summary
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Department of Health (2009) Healthy child programme: pregnancy and the first 5 years of life
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Public Health England (2007) SACN Update on vitamin D – 2007 (Update to be published 2015)
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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Public Health England (2014) National diet and nutrition survey