TY - BOOK ED - World Health Organization TI - Making pregnancy safer: the critical role of the skilled attendant: a joint statement by WHO, ICM and FIGO SN - 92-4-159169-2 AV - WQ 240 .W46 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Geneva PB - World Health Organization KW - Pregnancy complications- prevention and control|Midwifery|Physicians|Health Manpower N1 - This document is especially aimed at countries in which the coverage of skilled attendance at birth is below 85%. It defines clearly who is a skilled attendant, what skills she/he should have and how she/he should be trained and supported. Examines how WHO, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) advocate for skilled care for all women during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postnatal period ER -