Living Evidence for Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal care (LEAPP) Guidelines

From July 2023, new Living Evidence for Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal care (LEAPP) guidelines will be developed and updated with the latest research in near real-time.

Over the next five years, these living guidelines will provide up-to-date, reliable recommendations and resources for healthcare professionals providing frontline care for women during and after pregnancy. To deliver this, the LEAPP team will undertake continuous evidence surveillance to identify and rapidly synthesise emerging global research to inform national, evidence-based guidelines. 

This cross-disciplinary collaboration is led by the Australian Living Evidence Consortium (ALEC) based at Monash University, the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG). It brings together leading experts from peak health organisations from across Australia, with membership now open to organisations that represent both healthcare professionals and consumers. 

For more information about the LEAPP guidelines group structure, governance and processes download the LEAPP Terms of Reference.