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Implementation Guide for Maternity High Dependency Unit (HDU) Set Up And Functionalisation

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The Maternity HDU implementation guide is an addendum to the Essential Maternal and Newborn Care (EMNC) Guidelines. It is important to reference in the process of setting up maternity HDUs and High-Risk Beds. The admission criteria to HDU covers the most common causes of severe maternal morbidity and mortality including Obstetric Haemorrhage, Pre-eclampsia with severe features, Eclampsia, post-operative complications and other high risk obstetric medical conditions.

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