Table 1Selection Criteria

PopulationPerinatal patients (pregnant individuals and infants) in acute care settings during the perinatal period (including labour, delivery, and days following birth)
InterventionInter-professional, interdisciplinary care approach (collaborative approach with nurses, midwives, or other professionals)
Comparator

Q1-Q2: Conventional care

Q3: N/A

Outcomes

Q1: Clinical effectiveness (e.g., length of hospital stay, cesarean births, NICU admissions, adverse events, harms)

Q2: Cost-effectiveness (cost per QALYs, cost-minimization analysis, cost-consequence analysis, cost-utility analysis)

Q3: Evidence-based guidelines

NICU = neonatal intensive care unit; QALY = quality-adjusted life-years.

From: Interdisciplinary Care Approach for Perinatal Patients in Acute Care Settings: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines

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