South Australian Perinatal Practice Guidelines (SAPPG)

The South Australian Perinatal Practice Guidelines (SAPPG) outline the principles for managing pregnancy and newborn related conditions and/or performing a procedure related to pregnancy and/or the newborn.

The SAPPG are designed as a guide for the following clinicians:

• Obstetricians
• General Practitioners
• Trainee Medical Officers
• Registered Midwives
• Pharmacists.

The SAPPG are intended for use throughout South Australia and govern only those aspects of pregnancy care that require medical authorisation. They provide clinicians state-wide access to a uniform process of clinical assessment, decision making and practice. Clinicians should use these guidelines within the context of offering individualised care for pregnant women and their babies.

South Australian Pregnancy Policies

The following policies and information brochures are available on the South Australian Pregnancy Policies page:

• SA First Stage Labour & Birth in Water Policy
• Planned birth at home policy
• Policy for the Collection of Cord Blood in South Australian Public Health Services
• Standards for Maternal and Neonatal Services in South Australia 2010
• Standards for the management of Category One Caesarean Section in South Australia 2011.