Accreditation Canada’s standards for maternal/child populations are for organizations with regional programs to organize and coordinate services to meet the needs of the maternal/child populations they serve.
Accreditation Canada’s maternal/child population standards focus on:
healthy living
health promotion and disease prevention
identification of at-risk client groups and early interventions for those at risk
integration and coordination of services across the system, including social services and community organizations
These standards contain the following subsections:
Investing in services for maternal/child populations
Partnering with the community to promote health and wellness
Integrating and coordinating services
Basing decisions on research and evidence
Using information and information technology
Monitoring quality and achieving positive outcomes
In these standards, the term “child” refers to the newborn infant or neonate, up to 28 days old.