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WHO Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Peripartum Infections. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015.

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Annex 1External experts and WHO staff involved in the preparation of the guideline

A. Participants at the WHO technical consultation on maternal peripartum infections

Guideline Development Group

  • Ms Beverley Chambers
    Educational Consultant
    4D Oak Court, Highgate Road
    London NW5 1QU
    United Kingdom
  • Dr Maria Laura Costa
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    School of Medical Sciences
    State University of Campinas
    13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo
    Brazil
  • Professor Malik Goonewardene
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Faculty of Medicine
    University of Ruhuna
    PO Box 70
    Galle
    Sri Lanka
  • Dr Julia Hussein
    Immpact Programme
    University of Aberdeen
    Aberdeen
    United Kingdom
  • Ms Chowa Kasengele
    Care and Standards
    Kawambwa District Community
    Medical Office
    P.O. Box 730096
    Kawambwa
    Zambia
  • Professor Pisake Lumbiganon
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Faculty of Medicine
    Khon Kaen University
    40002 Khon Kaen
    Thailand
  • Professor Ashraf Nabhan
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Ain Shams University
    16 Ali Fahmi Kamel Street
    Heliopolis, Cairo, 11351
    Egypt
  • Professor Ruta Nadisauskiene
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
    Eiveniu st. 2
    LT-50009 – Kaunas 7
    Lithuania
  • Professor James Neilson
    Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group
    Department of Women's and Children's Health
    Institute of Translational Medicine
    University of Liverpool
    United Kingdom
  • Dr Alfred Osoti
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    University of Nairobi
    Nairobi
    Kenya
  • Professor Xu Qian
    Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health
    School of Public Health, Fudan University
    138 Yixueyuan Road, Box 175
    200232 – Shanghai 200032
    China
  • Professor Haroon Saloojee
    Division of Community Paediatrics
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
    University of the Witwatersand
    Wits 2050
    Johannesburg
    South Africa
  • Dr Jeffrey Smith
    Technical Leadership Office
    Jhpiego
    1615 Thames Street
    Baltimore, MD 21231
    USA
  • Dr Subha Sri Balakrishnan
    CommonHealth
    Rural Women's Social Education Centre
    61, Karumarapakkam Village
    Veerapuram Post
    Thirukazhukundram (via)
    Kancheepuram District
    Tamilnadu, PIN 603109
    India
  • Professor Adewale Sule-Odu
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Faculty of Clinical Sciences
    Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences
    Olabisi Onabanjo University
    Sagamu, Ogun State
    Nigeria

Guideline methodologists

  • Ms Sonja Henderson
    Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group
    Department of Women's and Children's Health
    University of Liverpool
    Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
    Crown Street
    Liverpool L8 7SS
    United Kingdom
  • Dr Rintaro Mori
    Department of Health Policy
    National Center for Child Health and Development
    2-10-1 Okura Setagaya-ku
    Tokyo, 157-8535
    Japan
  • Dr Erika Ota
    Department of Health Policy
    National Center for Child Health and Development
    2-10-1 Okura Setagaya-ku
    Tokyo, 157-8535
    Japan
  • Dr Chioma Ezinne Nnorom
    Department of Health Policy
    National Center for Child Health and Development
    2-10-1 Okura Setagaya-ku
    Tokyo, 157-8535
    Japan

Observers

  • Ms Deborah Armbruster
    Senior Maternal and Newborn Health Advisor
    United States Agency for International Development
    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20523
    USA
  • Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
    President
    International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    FIGO House, Suite 3
    Waterloo Court
    10 Theed Street
    London SE1 8ST
    United Kingdom
  • Dr Luc de Bernis
    Senior Maternal Health Advisor, TD
    United Nations Population Fund
    220E 42nd St.
    New York, NY 10017-5880
    USA
  • Ms Serena Debonnet
    Board member
    International Confederation of Midwives
    Laan van Meerdervoort 70
    2517 AN The Hague
    The Netherlands
  • Dr France Donnay
    Senior Program Officer
    Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health
    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    440 5th Ave N.
    Seattle, WA 98109USA
  • Ms Mary Higgins
    Vice Chairperson Midwives Section
    Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
    International Confederation of Midwives
    Laan van Meerdervoort 70
    2517 AN The Hague
    The Netherlands
  • Ms Michaela Michel-Schuldt
    Technical Officer Midwifery
    Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch
    Technical Division
    United Nations Population Fund
    Chemin des Anémones 11–13
    CH-1219 Geneva
    Switzerland
  • Dr Leanne Saxon
    Research Fellow
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
    University College London
    1–19 Torrington Place
    London WC1E 7HB
    United Kingdom
  • Ms Mary Ellen Stanton
    Senior Reproductive Health Advisor
    Center for Population, Health and Nutrition
    United States Agency for International Development
    320 Twenty-First Street N.W.
    Washington, DC 20523
    USA

WHO Country and Regional Officers

  • Dr Bremen De Mucio
    Regional Advisor
    AMRO/CLAP
    Sexual and Reproductive Health
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
  • Dr Zulfiya Pirova
    National Professional Officer
    Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
    Dushanbe
    Tajikistan

WHO Secretariat

  • Dr Marleen Temmeman
    Director, RHR
    Department of Reproductive Health and Research
  • Dr A. Metin Gülmezoglu
    Coordinator, RHR/MPA
    Maternal and Perinatal Health & Preventing Unsafe Abortion
    Department of Reproductive Health and Research
  • Dr Matthews Mathai
    Coordinator, MCA/EME
    Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
  • Dr Mercedes Bonet
    Medical Officer, RHR/MPA
    Maternal and Perinatal Health & Preventing Unsafe Abortion
    Department of Reproductive Health and Research
  • Dr Olufemi Oladapo
    Medical Officer, RHR/MPA
    Maternal and Perinatal Health & Preventing Unsafe Abortion
    Department of Reproductive Health and Research
  • Ms Annie Portela
    Technical Officer, MCA/MRD
    Research and Development
    Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
  • Dr Natalie Roos
    Program Officer, MCA/EME
    Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
  • Dr Özge Tunçalp
    Scientist, RHR/MPA
    Maternal and Perinatal Health & Preventing Unsafe Abortion
    Department of Reproductive Health and Research
  • Dr Joshua Vogel
    Technical Officer, RHR/MPA
    Maternal and Perinatal Health & Preventing Unsafe Abortion
    Department of Reproductive Health and Research
  • World Health Organization
    20, Avenue Appia
    CH-1211 Geneva
    Switzerland

B. WHO Steering Group

  • Dr Mercedes Bonet (WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research)
  • Dr Metin Gülmezoglu (WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research)
  • Dr Matthews Mathai (WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health)
  • Dr Olufemi Oladapo (WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research)
  • Dr Joshua Vogel (WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research)

C. External Review Group

  • Professor Ayse Akin
    Department of Public Health
    Faculty of Medicine
    Baskent University
    Ankara
    Turkey
  • Professor Justus Hofmeyr
    Effective Care Research Unit
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Frere Maternity Hospital
    Private Bag X9047
    East London
    South Africa
  • Professor Dame Tina Lavender
    Centre for Global Women's Health
    University of Manchester School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
    Jean McFarlane Building
    University Place
    Oxford Road
    Manchester M13 9PL
    United Kingdom
  • Professor Suneeta Mittal
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Fortis Memorial Research Institute
    Sector – 44, Opposite HUDA City Centre
    Gurgaon, Haryana 122002
    India
  • Professor Jeganathan Ravichandran
    National Obstetrics and Gynaecology Services
    Ministry of Health
    Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia
  • Professor Alan Tita
    Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division and Center for Women's Reproductive Health
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    619 19th Street South
    Birmingham, AL 35249
    USA
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