WHO Intrapartum Care Algorithms Working Group
(In alphabetical order) Livia Ciabati, Lariza Laura De Oliveira (University of São Paulo, Brazil); Joyce Browne, Marcus Rijken (UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands); Sue Fawcus (University of Cape Town, South Africa); Justus Hofmeyr (Frere Maternity Hospital East London, South Africa); Tippawan Liabsuetrakul (Prince of Songkla University, Thailand); Çağri GÜLÜMSER (University of Health Sciences, Turkey); Anna Blennerhassett (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), David Lissauer (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom), Shireen Meher (Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust). World Health Organization Secretariat (Switzerland): Fernando Althabe, Mercedes Bonet, A. Metin Gülmezoglu, Olufemi Oladapo
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