REGISTRATION OPEN – OPNF Perinatal Nursing Boot Camp Summer 2019

Registration is now open for the Oklahoma Perinatal Nurses’ Forum (OPNF) Boot Camp Summer 2019 session. This course is designed to provide high quality, cost effective, didactic education to nurses…

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ACOG Committee Opinion #718: Update on Immunization and Pregnancy Tetanus Diphtheria and Pertussis Vaccination

ABSTRACT: The overwhelming majority of morbidity and mortality attributable to pertussis infection occurs in infants who are 3 months and younger. Infants do not begin their own vaccine series against…

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The Atlantic Article: Dr. Steve Clark, The Doctor Who Revolutionized Hospital Birth Safety

In a field that has been dangerously slow to adopt standardized care practices, one influential obstetrician has pushed things forward with common sense.   Click here to view the entire…

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From the Green Journal: Zika Risk and Pregnancy in Clinical Practice: Ongoing Experience as the Outbreak Evolves

Click here for FREE full article. OBJECTIVE: To describe a single U.S. perinatal center’s ongoing experience with evaluating pregnant patients with potential exposure to Zika virus infection. METHODS: This is…

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AJOG Article: Opioid Dependence and Pregnancy: Minimizing Stress on the Fetal Brain

Abstract:  Increase in the number of opioid-dependent pregnant women delivering babies at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome prompted a US Government Accountability Office report documenting deficits in research and provider…

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Press Release: Oklahoma Earns March of Dimes Virginia Apgar Award for Prematurity Campaign

For Release: January 17, 2017 Oklahoma Earns March of Dimes Virginia Apgar Award for Prematurity Campaign Oklahoma lowered its preterm birth rate by at least 8 percent since 2010, giving more…

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ACOG Study: Mechanical and Pharmacologic Methods of Labor Induction

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of four commonly used induction methods. METHODS: This randomized trial compared four induction methods: misoprostol alone, Foley alone, misoprostol–cervical Foley concurrently, and Foley–oxytocin concurrently. Women…

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Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care: National Improvement Video Challange

The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care is pleased to announce the National Improvement Video Challenge, an innovative opportunity for institutions to share how they have utilized the…

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