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Table 1 Description of grades of recommendations from Clinical Practice Guidelines Antenatal Care-Module 1. (8)

From: Sharing of clinical data in a maternity setting: How do paper hand-held records and electronic health records compare for completeness?

Description

Grade

Body of evidence can be trusted to guide practice

A

Body of evidence can be trusted to guide practice in most situations

B

Body of evidence provides some support for recommendation (s) but care should be taken in its application

C

Body of evidence is weak and recommendation must be applied with caution

D

Recommendation formulated in the absence of quality evidence (where a systematic review of the evidence was conducted as part of the search strategy)

CBR*

Area is beyond the scope of the systematic literature review and advice was developed by the EAC and/or the Working Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womenā€™s Antenatal Care

PP**

  1. *CBR-recommendation formulated in the absence of quality evidence (where a systematic review of the evidence was conducted as part of the search strategy.
  2. **PP-Area is beyond the scope of the systematic literature review and advice was developed by the EAC and/or the Working Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womenā€™s Antenatal Care.