Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care: a systematic scoping review of clinical practice guidelines since 2011

Table 1 Characteristics of included clinical practice guidelines

Characteristic	Total (n=405)	Pregnancy-specific (n=132)	General (n=273)
Year of publication
2011–2015	159	58	101
2016–2021	246	74	172
Country of publication^a
USA	88	28	60
UK	47	12	35
Australia	22	13	9
Canada	29	11	18
Italy	11	4	7
Country-income category^b
High-income	285	94	191
Middle-income	39	13	26
Guideline developer
American medical specialty societies and organizations	67	22	45
European medical specialty societies and organizations	52	12	40
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence	11	4	7
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada	8	6	2
US Preventive Services Task Force	7	2	5
World Health Organization	4	3	1

^aFive countries with highest number of guidelines published are presented only
^bCountry-income as per World Bank criteria updated for 2021 fiscal year. Clinical practice guidelines published by binational, multinational, or regional bodies not included

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