This guideline is supported by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives, the Royal College of General Practitioners, and the National Childbirth Trust. Mervi Jokinen, Practice and Standards Development Adviser at the RCM, is one of the co-authors.

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